African American Heritage Trail Martha's Vineyard

03/29/2026

03/29/2026

Boards members Joe Carter(President) and Janes Jennings at the Falmouth Lawrence school for event choosing the subject of the second Woods Hole AAHTMV plaque on Friday 3/27/26.

03/01/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/teaching-turbulent-times-published-vineyard-gazette-cawley-weintraub

TEACHING IN TURBULENT TIMES Elaine Cawley Weintraub I began teaching twenty five years ago inspired by the notion that all students could learn and that each and every one was entitled to be welcomed into the environment where they were to spend six hours a day for twelve years. My idealistic view o

02/14/2026

Vote for AAHTMV for best tour in the Best of the Vineyard competition 2026. We won in 2025. Let’s keep the momentum going. Support the sharing of the Vineyard’s African American history !!

01/15/2026

https://mailchi.mp/d4f18dcfdd3f/celebrate-black-history-on-marthas-vineyard-52710?e=%5BUNIQID%5D

Join us today in celebration of Dr King’s life and legacy. We honor him on this island that he knew so well and where his life is memorialized on the African American Heritage Trail. We strive to follow in his path of compassionate resistance to injustice.

01/14/2026

https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point/2026-01-14/what-does-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-mean-today

In the decades after King’s death, Americans from different social, political and racial backgrounds have honored his life and work.

11/30/2025

https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/09/07/honoring-our-african-american-history

The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard has united communities and augmented the rich fabric of the Island’s history.

11/19/2025

https://www.mvtimes.com/2025/11/18/neuroscientist-honored-first-off-island-heritage-trail-site/

Supporters from across the region cheered as scissors snipped the commemorative ribbons in Woods Hole to celebrate Dr. James G. Townsel, a pioneering neuroscientist whose plaque has become the first off-Island addition of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Heritage Trail. Huddled at the sidewa...

11/14/2025

❄️ Off-Season, On Purpose 🥾
Just because it’s quieter on the island doesn’t mean the stories stop.

We’re still offering private tours of the African American Heritage Trail this off-season—and it’s the perfect time to experience the Trail at a slower pace, with space for reflection, questions, and deeper connection.

🗓️ Flexible scheduling
👣 Personalized experience
📍 Over 40 powerful sites across the island
🎟️ Book now at: mvafricanamericanheritagetrail.org

Walk with us, even in winter.

11/14/2025

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The African American Heritage Trail is traveling across the Sound. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, in partnership with the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole and Falmouth Public Schools, the trail will dedicate its 42nd site.

11/13/2025

https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2025/11/13/honoring-history-across-sound

The African American Heritage Trail is traveling across the Sound. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, in partnership with the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole and Falmouth Public Schools, the trail will dedicate its 42nd site.

11/08/2025

📍 Beyond the Vineyard: A New Chapter Begins

The African American Heritage Trail began on Martha’s Vineyard—but it doesn’t end there.

On November 18, we will celebrate a powerful milestone: the dedication of our first off-island plaque, honoring Dr. James G. Townsel—a pioneering African American neuroscientist, mentor, and advocate for equity in science and healthcare.

His plaque will be placed in Woods Hole, marking not only his legacy at the Marine Biological Laboratory but the Trail’s expanding mission:
To preserve, uplift, and share Black history wherever it lives.

This is more than a plaque.
This is a movement—beyond the beach, beyond the island, and beyond what’s been remembered until now.