Paul Cuffe: Entrepreneur

Spinner Publications

Join us for a paneled discussion on entrepreneurship, through both the lens of Paul Cuffe's life, to current-day relevance.

Wamsutta Club

Have a business idea but not sure how to implement it? Perhaps you're not sure if you have the audacity to even try? What if your own local history could show you a roadmap you didn't even know existed?Join us for an exploration of one of the most audacious New Bedford businessmen of his time, Captain Paul Cuffe. Born in 1759 from Wampanoag and African parentage, Cuffe's chutzpah and capabilities allowed him great success during a unique period of our country's economy. This allowed Cuffe to take on a nation-building role as he wielded his business and political acumen, Wampanoag, African, and Quaker networks, and expert nautical skills building and sailing ships when it came to not only making a living but taking down our country's original sin, slavery. Panel members headlining the discussion are: David C. Cole, economist and author of over twelve books, including "Paul Cuffe: His Purpose, Partners and Property." David received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1959. He taught at Vanderbilt University, 1958-62, and was affiliated with the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) and the Economics Department at Harvard, 1966–1994. Marion Kilson, social anthropologist, received her PhD in 1967 and retired as Graduate School Dean at Salem State University in 2001. Her previous publications include eight books and numerous articles on African and African American topics. She was integral in curating the 2009 exhibition, "Black Entrepreneurs of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries," (https://silo.tips/download/of-the-eighteenth-and-nineteenth-centuries). Samia Walker, Executive Director of EforAll, received her B.S. in Criminal Justice from Bridgewater State College, and worked as a Domestic Violence Advocate with the New Bedford Police Department. With EforAll, Samia offers future entrepreneurs the support and guidance to help their businesses flourish, especially through adversity.Lamont D. Thomas is a retired professor and leading authority on Cuffe. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Trinity College in Connecticut. Lamont’s book, Rise to Be a People: A Biography of Paul Cuffe, (Illinois University Press, 1986), was nominated for six awards by the University of Illinois Press, including a Pulitzer Prize in History. Joseph Thomas, publisher — Co-founder of Spinner Publications, Joe is the event moderator. In 1997, he received the Commonwealth Award—the state’s highest cultural achievement award—in the humanities category “for dedication to excellence in illuminating and celebrating the heritage of Southeastern Massachusetts through a series of high-quality books and publications.” A video of the event will be posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SpinnerPub/. This event is supported through Mass Humanities and New Bedford Local Cultural Council Grants.

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