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<p class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Woods Hole Black History Month</i></b></span></p>
<p class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Author Talk - Dr. Michael Pregot<br>
</b>This event will be held at Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth, MA</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Dr. Michael Pregot discusses his book, Slavery and Abolitionism on Cape Cod, exploring Cape Cod’s ties to the slave trade, abolitionist efforts,
and the lives of notable Black individuals in Massachusetts. This event is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.</i></span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Woods Hole Black History Month events are sponsored by the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the National
Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, the Woodwell Climate Research Center, Sea Education Association and Falmouth Academy. All events are free and open to the public</i></span></p>
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<p><i>The Marine Biological Laboratory acknowledges that it is located on the traditional and sacred land of the Wampanoag people, whose history, language, traditional ways of life, and culture continue to influence this community. This land acknowledgement
is an intentional act to counter the erasure of indigenous people and to demonstrate respect for their sovereign rights.</i></p>
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