History Lunch Break: Cudjo Banquante, Enslaved Man, Revolutionary Soldier & Entrepreneur

Join Ghanaian Scholar Kofi Ayim as he recounts the trials, successes, and upcoming recognition of the life of Cudjo Banquante. Cudjo’s story is one that reminds us of the triumph of the human spirit as he survived a lifetime of adversity that brought him from Ghana to the Caribbean and Hanover, N.J., as an enslaved man, to Morristown as a Revolutionary War soldier, and eventually to prosperity in Newark as the city’s first Black businessman. Online program. Reserve your spot today! Registration: $5 (non-refundable). Zoom link will be emailed to the address you provide the morning of the program.