Christopher Teal will present a screening of his documentary “Ebenezer Bassett: A Diplomat of Consequence” at the Barnum Museum on Sunday, April 14, at 2:00 pm. (The documentary run-time is 43 minutes.) There will be a talk back after the screening with Chris Teal and Marian O’Keefe, historian and Barnum Museum “Docent Extraordinaire”. A Diplomat of Consequence: Ebenezer Bassett, America’s First Black Diplomat - A documentary by Christopher Teal A forgotten hero. A man who stood alone and was willing to risk everything to do the right thing. Ebenezer Bassett had been an abolitionist, educator, and activist during the U.S. Civil War. When the United States emerged from that war, friends such as Frederick Douglass pushed President Grant to appoint black Americans like…
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