Students Pay Homage by Walking African American Heritage Trail | The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News: The freshman history classes recently traveled the Island’s African American Heritage Trail from Chappaquiddick to Aquinnah as part of their study of the history of Martha’s Vineyard. They visited the home of the Island’s only whaling captain, walked to his grave, paid their respects at the site dedicated to the life of Rebecca, the Woman from Africa and stood at West Basin visualizing the escape of Randall Burton, the man who had decided he would rather die than return to enslavement. Their crowded buses journeyed through the Island taking in a soul food lunch at the Black Dog Tavern and deciding what the topic they would choose for their major research project on the history of people of color on the Vineyard. The African American Heritage Trail board is offering financial awards for works of excellence. The student reflections follow.
