Amistad Week, organized by the Southampton African American Museum, the Eastville Community Historical Society, and the Montauk Historical Society, features six days of events centered around a replica of the schooner Amistad, which anchored off Fort Pond Bay in Montauk in the summer of 1839 after the enslaved men on board overthrew their captors and gained control of the ship.
The schooner, owned by the nonprofit Discovering Amistad, will be open for tours at the town dock on Star Island Friday, Monday, and Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family activities and tours are planned on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations are not required.
On Saturday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. there will be a performance and reception at the dock with tickets starting at $75. Free professional development opportunities for teachers and others interested in the Amistad’s history will be offered on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The week closes with a panel discussion on the schooner and its connection to the East End that evening at 5:30 at the Oceans Institute at the Montauk Lighthouse, with Devin Lander, the New York State historian, Georgette Grier-Key of the Eastville Society, Brenda Simmons of the African America Museum, and Mia Certic of the Montauk Historical Society. Reservations are requested through the society’s website.