PLAIN SIGHT PROJECT LECTURE SERIES, August 15th, 2020

The Plain Sight Project works to restore the stories of enslaved persons to their essential place in American history.

Donnamarie Barnes and David Rattray of the Plain Sight Project are joined by author Jeffrey Colvin to discuss his recent novel Africaville, which tells the story of three generations of a family in a small Nova Scotia town settled in the 1800s by the freed slaves from the Caribbean and United States. They relate the stories in his book to those of enslaved people on the East End of Long Island, and share their thoughts on how both his Out of the Loop installation at Duck Creek and their Plain Sight Project seek to support our “national will to do better.” Co-Hosted by Guild Hall, The Church, Arts Center at Duck Creek, and Sponsored by Sag Harbor Partnership with support from L+W Market, Harbor Market, Honest Man Restaurants, The East Hampton Star, Canio’s Books and Rove.

Programming at The Arts Center at Duck Creek is made possible through the generous support of the Willem de Kooning Foundation, the HILO Foundation and people like you.

(Video Director - Kate Gilroy)