Our Activities: founded to...
Photographer Chefren Gray & Son
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Conduct public programs that broaden the audience, understanding, and appreciation of African American history and significant historic places.
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Develop teachers’ workshops, texts, and curricula rooted in the unique history of the Freeman Houses and Bridgeport, Connecticut’s historic South End.
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Engage in projects and activities that advance the goals of historic preservation while providing the community with expanded employment, job training, affordable housing, and economic opportunities.
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Facilitate and play a leadership role in the acquisition, rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of African-American landmarks and/or buildings eligible for historic designation.
5
Honor the Freeman Sisters by conducting scholarly research, educational outreach, and seminars about the socio-economic history of women and people of color in the Greater Bridgeport area.
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Honor the Freeman Sisters by encouraging initiatives and achievements in areas related to financial services for women, including financial education.
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Convene stakeholders and collaborate around shared social, cultural, and development issues.
