The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth's gallery at 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, will present "The Harpoon Project and the Legacy of Lewis Temple'' on Jan. 29, at 6-8 p.m.
Mr. Temple was an African-American abolitionist and inventor. He invented the toggle harpoon in 1848 -- another way to torture whales but nice for the industry, which by that point was already in decline.
Panelists include Carl Cruz, of the New Bedford Historical Society, Michael Dyer, of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Janine da Silva, of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, and Linda Whyte Burrell, an artist. The panel will be moderated by Marc Levitt, of the "Action Speaks'', an NPR radio show based in Providence.
