This hour: "the search for William Grimes."
We talk to author and film producer Regina Mason about her quest to find her great-great-great-grandfather -- a New Haven resident and runaway slave.
Plus: the history of the Great Migration.
How did this decades-long phenomenon come to reshape Connecticut's communities? We find out and we also hear from you.
Event info:
Dr. Stacy Close will give a lecture on the impact of the Great Migration in the North and South on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the Norwalk Historical Society Museum. For more info, click here.
GUESTS:
- Regina Mason - Speaker, author, playwright, and film producer
- Dr. Stacey Close - Professor of History and Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity at Eastern Connecticut State University
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Chion Wolf contributed to this show.