Rose will discuss the life of the Berkshires’ Mum Bett — who later changed her name to Elizabeth Freeman — the first black enslaved person to gain her freedom in a court of law based on the principle of general equality.
Tag: Hannah Blunt
Bits & Bytes: Project Native Film Festival; Robert Hass at Williams; ‘Baseball in the Berkshires;’ MiC documentary premiere; juried photo show; ThunderFest update
Pittsfield was the town in which baseball first received legal recognition when, in 1791, the town fathers signed an ordinance banning it from being played in the town square.