Venture Smith in America
1739-1805


1739--Arrived in Rhode Island from Africa
1740--Rhode Island to Fishers Island
March/April 1754--Attempts to escape from enslavement - sails to Montauk, Long Island and returns
1754--Fishers Island to Stanton Farm in Stonington
1759--Stonington to Hartford, Connecticut
1761--Hartford to Stonington Point
Approximately 1767--Stonington to Long Island
December/January 1774/1775--Long Island to Haddam Neck



Nzinga's Daughters from Hartford, CT







A play written and performed by the class of 2013 based on
The Narrative of Venture Smith













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