League of Women Voters ^®
of Connecticut

Starting in 1916 and into the 1970s, six million African Americans left the rural South and moved to cities in the Northeast, Midwest and West. Join Dr. Van Gosse, who will discuss The Great Migration, what the “migrants” left behind, what they faced and how they fared in their new urban-industrial lives.

Join the League of Women Voters of Redding and other sponsoring organizations for a conversation with Freedom Riders Joan Browning and Dion Diamond. The Freedom Rides spanned from May through November 1961 with over 400 Black and white Americans risking their lives to end segregation on interstate transportation. Register and submit your questions ahead of time.

North Haven and Hamden residents: Participate in the conversation with your state senators: Senators Martin Looney, Jorge Cabrera and Paul Cicarella will answer questions from residents on issues facing our state this year on a live Zoom webinar sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Hamden North Haven.

Join the LWV of New Britain for this annual event on Zoom for the first time. Hear from your legislators and ask them questions! Email questions in advance to lwvnba [at] lwvct.org.