Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

ABB Event | Art in the Wake: Reckoning and Re-membering 5/19-20

Register now for Art in the Wake: Reckoning and Re-membering, a two-day symposium hosted by Indigo Arts Alliance in partnership with the Center for the Study of Global Slavery at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture and Atlantic Black Box. May 19 & 20, 2023Indigo Arts Alliance Studio 60 Cove St. … Continue reading ABB Event | Art in the Wake: Reckoning and Re-membering 5/19-20

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine

First Parish Portland Event | Bounty – A Film Screening and Conversation with Penobscot Ambassador Maulian Dana on 5/6

Sat, May 6, 2023 at 3:00 PM Parish Hall at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Meeting House425 Congress Street, Portland, Maine REGISTER HERE This event is part of First Parish’s ongoing truth telling and reconciliation process of telling the dark story of a bounty posse against the Penobscot in 1757 that members of our early … Continue reading First Parish Portland Event | Bounty – A Film Screening and Conversation with Penobscot Ambassador Maulian Dana on 5/6

Atlantic Black Box Events, Massachusetts, New England States

ABB event tonight at 5 | Interpreting the Words of Gloucester’s Enslaved

Gloucester’s Gloster, Fortune & Kate: Interpreting Their Words and Surfacing Evidence of their Lives, with Lise Breen Thursday, April 27 at 5:00 pm Register here In this talk, Lise Breen raises questions about the nature of enslavement in New England and its interpretation. Presenting sketches of four enslaved people with ties to Gloucester, Massachusetts, she … Continue reading ABB event tonight at 5 | Interpreting the Words of Gloucester’s Enslaved

Atlantic Black Box Events, Massachusetts, New England States

ABB Event Thursday | Interpreting the Words of Gloucester’s Enslaved on 4/27

Gloucester’s Gloster, Fortune & Kate: Interpreting Their Words and Surfacing Evidence of their Lives, with Lise Breen Thursday, April 27 at 5:00 pm Register here In this talk, Lise Breen raises questions about the nature of enslavement in New England and its interpretation. Presenting sketches of four enslaved people with ties to Gloucester, Massachusetts, she … Continue reading ABB Event Thursday | Interpreting the Words of Gloucester’s Enslaved on 4/27

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

Castine Historical Society event tonight | Maine’s Black History with Bob Greene

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Time: 7:00 pm Register here A talk via Zoom on three centuries of Maine’s Black history by historian and journalist Bob Greene.   Funded by the Maine Humanities Council. Did you know that Maine’s Black history goes back to at least 12 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock? The … Continue reading Castine Historical Society event tonight | Maine’s Black History with Bob Greene

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

Place Justice Event | Bounty: A film screening and conversation on 4/18/23

Hosted by the Place Justice Project of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 5:00 pm Register here Join us for a virtual screening of "Bounty" followed by a conversation with filmmakers and educators “We are citizens of the Penobscot Nation. Together we bring our … Continue reading Place Justice Event | Bounty: A film screening and conversation on 4/18/23

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine

Save the date: The State of Black Maine on Juneteenth

Hosted by Maine Black Community Development The State of Black Maine Symposium is a daylong event that will be held annually on Juneteenth—now a paid state holiday in Maine—with the aim of creating and sustaining a public platform that amplifies Black Maine voices, unifies across difference, builds solidarity, fosters collaboration, holds space for creative expression, … Continue reading Save the date: The State of Black Maine on Juneteenth

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Hard History Event | “People Not Property” on 3/30

Presented by the Hard History Project and Historic Hudson Valley March 30, at 7:00pm EST Register here This free webinar features teachers and historians from New York and other states. They’ll share practical tips about how to use primary sources t0 teach the history of slavery in the United States.  During the webinar, participants will gain practical, use-tomorrow strategies and … Continue reading Hard History Event | “People Not Property” on 3/30

Atlantic Black Box Events, Massachusetts, New England States

Conversations on the Commons Event: Researching Enslavement in Massachusetts on 3/24/23

Hosted by the Mass History Alliance March 24, 2023, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Register here A conversation with Jane Sciacca of the Wayland Historical Society and Emma Winter Zeig of Historic Northampton, moderated by Gloria Greis, Executive Director of the Needham History Center & Museum Researching the history of enslavement is rewarding and necessary work – … Continue reading Conversations on the Commons Event: Researching Enslavement in Massachusetts on 3/24/23

Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Events, Maine, Massachusetts, New England States, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Event of Old North Illuminated | Remembering Black and Indigenous Peoples in New England’s Religious History on 3/23/23

Hosted by Old North Illuminated Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:00 – 8:30pmLive on Zoom Register here Much ink has been spilled writing about Southern New England’s cultures, religions, and history. However, those writings have largely excluded Black and Indigenous New Englanders. Historians and literary theorists who study Black and Indigenous New Englanders have argued that … Continue reading Event of Old North Illuminated | Remembering Black and Indigenous Peoples in New England’s Religious History on 3/23/23

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Event of the African American Archive of Columbia County | “Lived Experiences of Enslaved Peoples in the Hudson Valley” on 3/12/23

​Presented by the African American Archive of Columbia County, in partnership with the Columbia County Historical Society Presented by Dr. Andrea Mosterman  Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3 p.m.  This free lecture in person at Hudson Area Library and online via Zoom. Register here Dr. Andrea Mosterman is an Associate Professor Atlantic History, Joseph Tregle Professor in Early American History, University of New … Continue reading Event of the African American Archive of Columbia County | “Lived Experiences of Enslaved Peoples in the Hudson Valley” on 3/12/23

Atlantic Black Box Events, Museums & Historic Sites

Event from the Antiracism and Decolonization in Archives and Records Management Open Classroom Series | Community connections: plural provenance theory and the role of archives and records in Indigenous community-led research on 3/15

A lecture by Jesse Boiteau, Head of Archives, National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation. Join the first session of the Winter 2023 edition of the open classroom series, Antiracism & Decolonization in Archives & Records Management: Open Classroom Series, co-hosted by Dr. Jamila Ghaddar (Dalhousie U) and Krystal Payne (UofM) as part of their courses, … Continue reading Event from the Antiracism and Decolonization in Archives and Records Management Open Classroom Series | Community connections: plural provenance theory and the role of archives and records in Indigenous community-led research on 3/15

Atlantic Black Box Events, Massachusetts, New England States

Boston University Symposium | Archives and Knowledge Keepers: Native American and Indigenous Studies and the Art of History

This Emerging Scholars Program is organized by the American & New England Studies Program and is sponsored by Boston University Diversity & Inclusion and the College of Arts & Sciences A One-Day Symposium at Boston UniversityMay 4, 2023 / 10am-5pmMetcalf Trustee Center Ballroom | One Silber Way, Rm 922 or Live Stream via Zoom Register … Continue reading Boston University Symposium | Archives and Knowledge Keepers: Native American and Indigenous Studies and the Art of History