College of Liberal Arts

Kabria Baumgartner and Meghan Howey at a dig site

UNH Researchers Help Unearth What is Believed to be King Pompey Homestead

Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England. “We are... Read More

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