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Residents and visitors to Great Barrington can now take a seat on a marble bench, next to a life-size statue of the post Civil War scholar W.E.B. Du Bois. Organizers who brought the bronze likeness of Du Bois to life hope it creates a new curiosity about the co-founder of the NAACP — one of the town's most famous native sons.

We learn about the new W.E.B. Du Bois statue that will be unveiled in Great Barrington this weekend and talk about the state of American politics with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We learn about PAHMUSA's Underground Railroad walking tour in Springfield, chat with author David Ambroz's memoir, "A Place Called Home," and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We visit the Beneski Museum in Amherst to learn more about the Dino Trail Week, tour Historic Northampton's new exhibit, "Slavery and Freedom in Northampton," and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We learn about the local inspirations behind Radiotopia's podcast, "We're Doing The Wiz," with hosts Ian Coss and Sakin Ibrahim and take our latest Local Hero Spotlight to Ruffled Feathers Farm.

Several families from around western Massachusetts have an historic and personal connection to the Civil War and Juneteenth, dating back to June 19th, 1865.

We find out about Genuine Culture and Wistriahurst's Juneteenth celebration, talk to Ancestral Bridges about their Juneteenth walking tour and break down language history in America with the Word Nerd.

We hear about the 3rd annual Juneteenth Freedom Concert with the SSO, talk to the Silverthorne Theater Company about some upcoming productions and visit Ray's Family Farm in Southwick.

We check back in with student authors of the Slavery North Initiative with their picture book exhibit, tour the sustainable and natural dye printmaking studio Zea Mays and learn about pronunciation with the Word Nerd.

The photos are believed to be the earliest-known photos of enslaved people in America.