Homegoing: Du Bois Legacy Honored In the Flesh
In 1975, Harvard developed a research institute in his name. This posthumous honor was preceded by the construction of an entire department at UMASS Amherst in 1970, also boasting the name of the formidable scholar and activist. But it wasn’t until this last decade that Willliam Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois has finally received the proper accolades of his beloved hometown. […]
Bernard A. Drew: Connections of family and place
GREAT BARRINGTON—Later this month, Arthur McFarlane II will make his first visit to Great Barrington, ancestral home of the Burghardt side of his family. His greatgrandfather W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was a Burghardt on his motherʼs side and in early childhood lived with her, a half brother Idelbert and her parents Othello (1789-1872) and Sally Lampman Burghardt (1793-1879) on the […]
Muppets bridge racial divide at center
The WEB Du Bois Center at Great Barrington is hosting the exhibit, “Bein’ Green: Why Every Color is Beautiful,” featuring the fanciful artwork of Sesame Street and Muppets illustrator Joel Schick, December through February 2012. The illustrations and paintings of beloved characters such as Kermit the Frog, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, and many others from the Muppet […]
Muppet mischief and magic
GREAT BARRINGTON — In the Museum of Civil Rights Pioneers at the W.E.B. Du Bois Center in Great Barrington, a document hangs on the wall displaying the signature of President Abraham Lincoln. Next to it, another exhibition piece is signed by Joel Schick. Schick’s name may not draw as strong an image to mind as […]
Kimball Farms Embraces Festival
Thank you for your coverage thus far of the Lift Ev’ry Voice Festival, especially the splendid editorial in Sunday’s paper. We at Kimball Farms are endeavoring to embrace the spirit of the festival with a number of events. These include a gallery exhibition of contemporary African art (June 20 through July 23) as well as […]
Facing battles at home and in the field
This summer, the Berkshires will mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Great Barrington’s Museum of Civil Rights Pioneers at the W.E.B. Du Bois Center and the Sheffield Historical Society have opened exhibitions that offer inside looks at rare official documents of the period, as well as personal expressions from the […]
Great Barrington home to civil rights museum
GREAT BARRINGTON — A museum focusing on the early civil rights history in Western Massachusetts has opened to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The Museum of Civil Rights Pioneers, sponsored by the W.E.B. Du Bois Center in Great Barrington, opened last weekend and will feature items related to […]
Museum Highlights African-American History, Heritage
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshires are rich with historic places, thinkers, doers and artifacts, and according to Randy Weinstein, director of the Du Bois Center on Main Street, the riches of history are endless, if you look for them. Weinstein is in the process of redefining the center, a shrine to the town’s native son and […]
