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Reflecting on injustices in Oyster Bay once carried enslaved Africans before they broke free. The goal of operating this replica, accordIt was a solemn weekend in ing to its website, is to provide a Oyster Bay, as the replica slave floating classroom, educating s h i p s c h o o n e r, people from port to Amistad, docked at port about the Amisthe western end of tad Revolt and its lesTheodore Roosevelt sons of unity, the Memorial Park from enduring fight for July 11 to July 13. freedom and the legOn the Saturday acy of the Transatthat the ship was lantic slave trade. open for tours, a “We are grateful raising of the Black for the warm welLives Matter flag folcome we received lowed after a cerefrom the Oyster Bay mony led by the Rev. community,” Beth Dr. Marcus Tillery, Robinson, the capsenior pastor at the tain of Amistad, Community Church said, noting her gratof East Williston. itude to Dawn Riley Ravin Chetram, vice of Oakcliff Sailing president of the for help in organizOyster Bay-East ing the dockside Norwich Chamber ARIANNA events. of Commerce, then “The Amistad’s CHETRAM led a crowd to Oysstory has never been ter Bay Town Hall Oyster Bay more relevant,” Robfor a Black Lives inson added. “As we Matter rally and vigil. teach this history at sea, empowDiscovering Amistad is an ering people with leadership educational, non-profit organiza- skills they can transfer to their tion based in New Haven, Conn., daily lives ashore, we are mindthat owns and operates the tradi- ful of the continuing struggle for tional wooden schooner called equality. It has been especially Amistad, a replica of the ship, La Amistad (see sidebar), that CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com
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OYSTER BAY’S RAYNHAM Hall Museum will soon offer the outdoor program “Hanging Out With a Historian” in its garden.
Most North Shore museums remain closed during Phase 4 By LAURA LANE and SCOTT BRINTON llane@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com
Long Island began Phase 4 reopening of the economy on July 8, including universities and colleges. The governor said all 700 public school districts have been directed to develop reopening plans, but he is taking a wait-and-see approach whether students will head back to their school buildings
in September. In addition to higher education, industries that are now open include: ■ Film and music production. ■ Low-risk indoor arts and entertainment. ■ Low-risk outdoor arts and entertainment. ■ Professional sports without fans.
Low-risk indoor entertainment includes museums, historical sites and aquariums. Examples of low-risk outdoor enter tainment are zoos, botanical gardens and nature parks. Sue Sarna, the museum curator at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, said a plan of how they would open the grounds and restrooms safely was sent recently to the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
want people to know that [injustice] has been going on forever and even though it hasn’t always been on the news, it’s happening.