Portsmouth house was setting for New Hampshire's first school for Black children

DIPPING FOR THE WEEKEND. LATEST ON THAT COMING UP. ALL RIGHT KEVIN, THANKS. AS PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT SPOTS YOU CAN VISIT ALONG THE BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. ONE OF THEM IS THE BLACK WHIPPLE HOUSE IN PORTSMOUTH. IN THE MID 1700S, TWO BOYS FROM GHANA, PRINCE AND CUFFEE, WERE SOLD TO WILLIAM AND JOSEPH WHIPPLE. THEY WERE FREED IN 1784. THEIR FAMILIES LIVED TOGETHER IN THIS HOUSE, WHICH WAS MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION BEHIND THE MOFFATT LADD HOUSE. PRINCE’S WIFE DIN

As part of Black History Month, WMUR is showcasing spots people can visit along the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.One of the locations is the Black Whipple House in Portsmouth. In the mid-1700s, two boys from Ghana, Prince and Cuffee, were sold to William and Joseph Whipple. Prince and Cuffee were freed in 1784.Their families lived together at the house, which was moved from its original location behind the Moffatt-Ladd House.Prince's wife, Dinah, started New Hampshire's first school for Black children in their home.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. —

As part of Black History Month, WMUR is showcasing spots people can visit along the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.

One of the locations is the Black Whipple House in Portsmouth. In the mid-1700s, two boys from Ghana, Prince and Cuffee, were sold to William and Joseph Whipple.

Prince and Cuffee were freed in 1784.

Their families lived together at the house, which was moved from its original location behind the Moffatt-Ladd House.

Prince's wife, Dinah, started New Hampshire's first school for Black children in their home.

>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<

Portsmouth house was setting for New Hampshire's first school for Black children

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