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There Was a Story There!
by Amy Godine
  • July 21, 2022
  • 6 mins story
1. What do you think of first when you hear “Timbuctoo? Did it promote fairness?
The first commemorative marker recognizing an enclave of Black families who settled in the region in the mid-1800s was unveiled on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
JBL! founder Martha Swan at an exhibit on Gerrit Smith on tour at UAlbany.
JBL! founder-director Martha Swan, Dreaming of Timbuctoo designer, Karen Davidson, exhibition curator/writer, Amy Godine at exhibition gallery in the Upper Barn.
Submitted to:
Voting Rights & Timbuctoo