In colonial New England, Black communities held their own elections — a festival of leadership and pride at a time when real political power was denied. Read the clues, then crack all four locks.
Election Day Festivals — historically called “Negro Election Day” — were Black community festivals in parts of colonial New England, complete with symbolic elections, parades, and speeches. Read the clues and solve the locks — noticing what the evidence supports.
Tap each clue to read it. (You can reopen them anytime.)
Solve each lock using the clues above.
You reconstructed an early form of Black civic life from the evidence — and kept your claims tied to the clues.