The City of New Bedford is celebrating its connection to famed author and abolitionist Frederick Douglass this weekend. The New Bedford Historical Society and the Nathan and Polly Johnson House on Seventh Street in New Bedford are being recognized Sunday afternoon by the Toni Morrison Society and the…
In honor of Frederick Douglass' 200th birthday, city officials joined the New Bedford Historical Society and students from Carney Academy to celebrate his life.
Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral successfully fought to restore funding for several New Bedford programs and organizations vetoed by Governor Baker through a series of override votes taken up by the House of Representatives.
On Thursday, the public is invited to discuss design plans for a new park planned at the site of two former historic homes in New Bedford that will recognize and celebrate some of the city's most forward-thinking residents. The park, which will be called Abolition Row Park, will celebrate the 19th-ce…
During this Black History Month, middle school students in New Bedford got a chance to see a historical characterization of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Storyteller Guy Peartree has performed in museums, colleges and churches in New England...