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• The Black Heritage Project. Addie Brown's Hartford. by White, David O.

  Scanned article shared with permission from the Connecticut Historical Society. Describes public education in 19th century Hartford, and specifically the formation of the "African" schools. Includes dates of operation of both African schools and lists the headmasters, including Amos Beman, Rev. and Mrs. Pennington, Ann Plato and Selah Africanus.

• The Black Heritage Project. The Fugitive Blacksmith of Hartford James W. C. Pennington. by White, David O.

  Scanned article shared with permission from the Connecticut Historical Society. Excellent overview of Pennington's life, with emphasis on Hartford Includes John Hooker's deed of sale Hartford.

• The Black Heritage Project August Washington, Black Daguerreotypist of Hartford by White, David O.

  Scanned article shared with permission from the Connecticut Historical Society. Short overview of Washington's life, from Trenton NJ to Dartmouth College, to Hartford, To Liberia Addresses his studio, where he also lived (136 Main St, Hartford).

• The Black Heritage Project Hartford's African Schools, 1830-1868 by White, David O.

  Scanned article shared with permission from the Connecticut Historical Society. Describes public education in 19th century Hartford, and specifically the formation of the "African" schools.