Leverett Beman was a shoemaker in Middletown who created the first housing development for African Americans, which had ties to the Underground Railroad and the abolitionist movement. 

Articles:

• Leverett Beman

Websites:

• Connecticut Freedom Trail

• The Beman Triangle, Middletown

• Beman's Triangle (Challenge)

• The Abolitionist Movement (Challenge)

• The City of Middletown: African American Neighborhood (Challenge)

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Site Lines: Connecticut's Freedom Trail (Challenge)