Bristol Middle Passage Board of directors
Members of the Board Visit the Frederick Douglass Memorial
Members of the Board Visit the Nathan and Polly Johnson House
Members of the Board Visit the Nathan and Polly Johnson House
Members of the Board of Directors visit the Frederick Douglass sculpture at Abolition Row Park in New Bedford, MA. Ms. Lee Blake, President of the New Bedford Historical Society, is third from left.
Members of the Board Visit the Nathan and Polly Johnson House
Members of the Board Visit the Nathan and Polly Johnson House
Members of the Board Visit the Nathan and Polly Johnson House
Members of the Board of Directors visit the Nathan and Polly Johnson House in New Bedford, MA. With the Johnsons' support, this house was Frederick Douglass's first residence after escaping from slavery. Our President, Dr. Bernard Freamon, is third from the right.
Our Mission and supporters
Mission Statement
The Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker Project seeks to acknowledge the history and memory of our town’s participation in the transatlantic human trade and its resounding effects on the region’s
Indigenous peoples and on those taken from Africa to the Americas via the Middle Passage. The goals are to erect a memorial marker that educates people about Bristol's involvement in slavery and the human trade, while hosting reconciliation and healing ceremonies with programming. We are part of the national Middle Passage Ceremonies & Port Markers Project organization.
The Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker Project is a registered Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization.
(Photo L to R) Mrs. Victoria Johnson (Newport Middle Passage Port Marker Project), Tim Sweeney (Bristol Town Council), and Sachem Tracy Dancing Star (Pokanoket Tribe)