By Meadow Dibble What you are looking at is a document chest believed to have belonged to Elijah Cobb (1768–1848), one of New England’s most celebrated sea captains and the founding father of my hometown on Cape Cod. You might even call it a 19th-century black box, since the purpose of this object, like that … Continue reading Building a Better Black Box
Event: Learning to Read the Maine Landscape Through the Lens of Racial History 3/4/21
With guest speakers Dr. Meadow Dibble and Dr. Kate McMahon Hosted by the Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative Thursday, March 4th | 4:30p.m.-6:00p.m. RSVP here New England has long repressed the memory of its complicity in Atlantic world slavery, just as our dominant narrative has suppressed the stories of the region's free and enslaved Black and … Continue reading Event: Learning to Read the Maine Landscape Through the Lens of Racial History 3/4/21
Event: Seth Goldstein Offers a Virtual Guided Tour of Portland’s Old Port
Hosted by Maine College of Art Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 9:15 amfree and open to the public | follow link to join event J.B. Brown Sugar House, from the collections of Maine Historical Society Historian Seth Goldstein will take you on a virtual walking tour of Portland's Old Port Neighborhood. Topics discussed will include … Continue reading Event: Seth Goldstein Offers a Virtual Guided Tour of Portland’s Old Port
Event today: Hard History Project VPLC for Educators with Guest Dr. Ed Baptist
The Hard History Project is excited to announce our monthly Virtual Professional Learning Community (VPLC) in partnership with University of New Orleans’ Midlo Center. Tuesday, February 9th, at 7:00 EST | Link to event Every month we’ll dig in deep to look at at least two of the Summary Objectives of the 6-12 Framework for Learning … Continue reading Event today: Hard History Project VPLC for Educators with Guest Dr. Ed Baptist
Event: Rhode Island Slave History Medallions 2/10 @ 5:30
Presented by Westerly Library & Wilcox Park Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm Register here In recognition of Black History Month, Westerly Library & Wilcox Park are hosting a discussion on the history and current efforts of the Rhode Island Slave History Medallions organization. Registration is required. Please register by Tuesday, February 9th. You … Continue reading Event: Rhode Island Slave History Medallions 2/10 @ 5:30
Event: Gilder Lehrman Center hosts the Witness Stones Project on 2/11
GLC@Lunch: Dennis Culliton and Joy Burns, Witness Stones Project February 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm Registration required Dennis Culliton and Joy Burns discuss the Witness Stones Project, A research partnership with local schools, students, and historical societies, which seeks to restore the history and honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities. … Continue reading Event: Gilder Lehrman Center hosts the Witness Stones Project on 2/11
Listen: Civics 101 on Black history through the stories of New Hampshire’s graveyards 2/8@9
New Hampshire public radio & Black Heritage Trail New Hampshire Monday, February 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Tune in on Monday to hear JerriAnne Boggis, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, and Gabrielle Foreman discuss stories from a new video series produced by New Hampshire Public Radio’s Civics 101 team and BHTNH. The series explores New Hampshire’s Black history through the stories of local graveyards. … Continue reading Listen: Civics 101 on Black history through the stories of New Hampshire’s graveyards 2/8@9
Event: Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks with Kabria Baumgartner and “In Pursuit of Knowledge”
Presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History February 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST Register here Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks features the most exciting history scholars in America discussing their books with host William Roka live, followed by a Q&A with home audiences. Join us online on Sunday, February 21 from 2:00 to … Continue reading Event: Gilder Lehrman Book Breaks with Kabria Baumgartner and “In Pursuit of Knowledge”
Event: Virtual Royall House and Slave Quarters Tour
Presented by Royall House and Slave Quarters Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST Register here Premiere of our the virtual museum tour video and a live discussion featuring the team responsible for its creation. This virtual museum experience will allow us to continue to serve as a vital resource on … Continue reading Event: Virtual Royall House and Slave Quarters Tour
Event tomorrow: Safe Harbor, Boston’s Maritime Underground Railroad
Presented by Boston Public Library and the National Parks Service Tuesday, February 2, 2021 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Register here During the years preceding the American Civil War, Boston served as one of the most important stops on the Underground Railroad. Did you know that many of the fugitives escaping from enslavement came to … Continue reading Event tomorrow: Safe Harbor, Boston’s Maritime Underground Railroad
Event: Attucks and the Birth of a Nation
Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces Wednesday, January 27, at 5 p.m. ETRegister here Join Revolutionary Spaces on Wed, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m. ET as we continue our Reflecting Attucks programming with Attucks and the Birth of Nation, where we'll explore how William Monroe Trotter, a prominent Black Boston activist, protested D.W. Griffith's racist film The Birth of a Nation by invoking … Continue reading Event: Attucks and the Birth of a Nation
Event: Researching and Discussing Slavery in Massachusetts
A Conversations on the Commons event organized by the Mass History Alliance January 22, 2021, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. REGISTER HERE A Conversation with Meadow Dibble, Director of Atlantic Black Box, and Kristin Gallas, principal of Interpreting Slavery Join us for a conversation on researching and interpreting slavery and the slave trade in Massachusetts. We will … Continue reading Event: Researching and Discussing Slavery in Massachusetts
Event: Explore primary sources related to the lives of enslaved people @ Gilder Lehrman
Presented by Inside the Vault Thursday, January 21 at 7:00 pm ET RSVP to Inside the Vault Please join our curators and guests, Corey Winchester, 2020 Illinois History Teacher of the Year, and Antuan Raimone from the cast of HAMILTON Inside the Vault. While researching for the film Twelve Years a Slave, director Steve McQueen and his team came to the Gilder Lehrman Collection to view original primary sources. … Continue reading Event: Explore primary sources related to the lives of enslaved people @ Gilder Lehrman
ABB Event: Remapping New England: Monuments, Markers, & Collective Memory
Presented by Atlantic Black Box & Indigo Arts Alliance Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 pm on zoom Register here Join Indigo Arts Alliance and Atlantic Black Box for the first in a series of conversations that will showcase projects from around New England that aim to make Black history and heritage visible in the built environment. Dr. Kate McMahon of … Continue reading ABB Event: Remapping New England: Monuments, Markers, & Collective Memory
Event tomorrow: Race, Slavery, Colonialism & the Making of Capitalism
Presented by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, Brown University January 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EST Zoom registration link The recent world wide explosion of Black Lives Matter foregrounded the ways in which systematic anti-Black racism operates in our world. What is the relationship between anti-Black racism, the histories of racial … Continue reading Event tomorrow: Race, Slavery, Colonialism & the Making of Capitalism
Opportunity: Smithsonian Program Specialist at the Center for the Study of Global Slavery, NMAAHC
View job listing: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/588268200 The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has different centers within the Museum that provide an innovative approach to community outreach and engagement, providing opportunities to expand on topics beyond the Museum's permanent exhibitions. The Centers also enable the Museum to reach global audiences through increased digital access … Continue reading Opportunity: Smithsonian Program Specialist at the Center for the Study of Global Slavery, NMAAHC
Event today: Hard History Monthly Webinar for Educators
Attention Educators! Join a free monthly webinar on Teaching Tolerance’s Teaching Hard History Initiative taking place today, Tuesday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. EST Here's the Zoom link: https://uno.zoom.us/j/89689403407?pwd=MFVLRkpaMXBmcnc4VkozQThKYUtaQT09 The Hard History Project has launched a monthly Virtual Professional Learning Community (VPLC) in partnership with University of New Orleans’ Midlo Center. Our lead presenter is … Continue reading Event today: Hard History Monthly Webinar for Educators
Event: Dr. Kate McMahon on “Land and Liberty: The Historic African American Community of Peterborough, Maine”
Hosted by Maine Conservation Voters Friday, January 15, 12:00 -1:00 p.m. Register here Rural African American communities are an important, yet understudied, part of Maine’s history and path to statehood. Peterborough, in the town of Warren, was once one of the largest African American communities in Maine. Dr. Kate McMahon of the Smithsonian National Museum … Continue reading Event: Dr. Kate McMahon on “Land and Liberty: The Historic African American Community of Peterborough, Maine”
Events this week: Jared Ross Hardesty presents two lectures on Slavery in the North
Two lectures offered by Moffatt-Ladd House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire On Tuesday, Jan, 12, at 6:30 p.m., Dr. Jared Ross Hardesty, associate professor of history at Western Washington University will give a lecture geared toward the needs of teachers and museum educators, entitled “Confronting Slavery in Early New England: History, Sources and Interpretation.” This session will … Continue reading Events this week: Jared Ross Hardesty presents two lectures on Slavery in the North
Announcing: 2021 Summer NEH Workshop on Slavery in the Colonial North
In July 2021, Historic Hudson Valley is hosting Slavery in the Colonial North, a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshop. There will be two, one-week virtual workshops that bring together nationally-renowned scholars and include virtual field trips to sites throughout the Hudson River Valley. These workshops are designed for K-12 educators (teachers, media specialists, administrators, … Continue reading Announcing: 2021 Summer NEH Workshop on Slavery in the Colonial North