What do William Webb, Jordan Freeman, and James H. Williams have in common? They were all black men who lived in Connecticut before the 1900’s, and they’ve all been portrayed as living history figures by Kevin Johnson an employee of the Connecticut State Library’s History and Genealogy department. This month Ashley, Kym, and Matt are joined by Kevin to learn about his research and the creative process that went into brining to life three men from CT’s history. Kevin’s passion for history and education is almost unprecedented, and his enthusiasm is infectious, and we mention Denzel Washington!

Can’t get enough of Kevin! Listen to his episode on the Grating the Nutmeg Podcast!

What we’re reading:

The Leaving Room by Amber McBride

Zoey and Sasafrass: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro

The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen

Colores Patriots of the American Revolution by William C Nell

Resource we mentioned:

Kevin Johnson's performance schedule

The Connecticut State Library

History & Genealogy: The Nutmeg Navigator Blog

The Voice of Black America by Philip S. Foner

Black Soldiers of the Revolutionary War

Credit:

“Wholesome”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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