On Sunday, the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard is highlighting Ambler B. Wormley, a World War I veteran and gas station proprietor who lived in Oak Bluffs.
Barney Zeitz's latest project is a metal, full-body sculpture depicting Rebecca Amos, an enslaved woman held as property of Cornelius Bassett. A memorial to Ms. Amos is part of the African American Heritage Trail.
A plaque honoring Rebecca Amos, an enslaved woman who lived in Chilmark, was restored to its place at Great Rock Bight after it was reportedly stolen in April.
A plaque commemorating Rebecca Amos has gone missing from its home at the Great Rock Bight Preserve in Chilmark.
Robert (Bob) Hayden started a Vineyard branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and sparked the creation of an African American resource collection at the Oak Bluffs library.
On Dec. 7, the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard will honor Robert C. Hayden Jr. by dedicating a new site for him.