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Ancestral Bridges

“Ancestral Bridges: Celebrating Black and Afro-Indigenous families who lived and worked in Amherst in the 18th through early 20th centuries,” an exhibit of historical photographs and artifacts, will be on view in Frost Library through the summer of 2024.

Vivian Roberts, Shirley (Roberts) Hebb and Arthur Roberts Photograph


c. 1930, Hazel Avenue, Amherst

About Vivian Roberts, Shirley (Roberts) Hebb and Arther Roberts

Like his father, Perry Roberts, Arthur worked at Amherst College and had a catering business used by the community and college. He was the Treasurer of Hope Church, succeeded by his daughter, Shirley (Roberts) Hebb.