Keene State College professor Paul Vincent will share the story of the May 1939 voyage of the St. Louis and the plight of the refugees aboard in a talk at Manchester’s First Congregational Church on November 1 at 7:00 pm. His talk, “The Voyage of the St. Louis and American Refugee Policy,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public. Talks in Manchester are hosted by Manchester Community Library.

Dr. Vincent will tell the story of the 1939 voyage of the St. Louis, which carried mostly Jewish refugees fleeing Germany. Turned away by Havana, despite holding Cuban landing permits, the ship sailed for the US, where passengers were also denied entry. Vincent will discuss the event in the context of the history of US immigration policy.

The First Congregational Church of Manchester is located at 3624 Main St. (Rt. 7A) in Manchester, VT. For more information, contact Manchester Community Library at 802.362.2607 or the Vermont Humanities Council at 802.262.2626 or info@vermonthumanities.org, or visit www.vermonthumanities.org.

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