“Titus Kent was a Black Patriot who served every year in the American Revolution. His name is commemorated on our Town’s Veterans Memorial with many other Patriots from Suffield who fought in the Revolutionary War.” –Suffield Academy English Department Chair Bill Sullivan
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony Honoring Titus Kent
Saturday, May 21, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
Hosted by
The Suffield Academy S. Kent Legare Library,
The Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution &
The Suffield Historical Society
99 High Street, Suffield, Connecticut
The Suffield Historical Society and the Suffield Academy will bring the Suffield community together to remember and honor Titus Kent and to place a Witness Stone in his memory.
Public History in Suffield
By Bill Sullivan in the Suffield Observer on May 1, 2022
The Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter (Suffield and Windsor Locks) of The Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) and the Suffield Historical Society will partner to install a Witness Stone Memorial for Titus Kent. An installation ceremony will be held in front of the Sidney Kent Legare Library (Suffield Academy) on High Street at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. Bill Sullivan’s American Studies class at Suffield Academy will help facilitate the program, and you can email Bill Sullivan with any questions: bsullivan@suffieldacademy.org. Continue reading.