Hosted by Atlantic Black Box Atlantic World Connections Speaker Series FROM THE MARGINS Massachusetts in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1644-1865 Presented by Dr. Sean M. KelleyProfessor in the Department of History, University of Essex Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET on zoom Register here A total of 305,000 enslaved Africans arrived in the … Continue reading ABB Speaker Series Launch with Dr. Sean Kelley on Massachusetts in the Slave Trade on 2/28 at 4pm
Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
The Education Department at Historic Hudson Valley will host a series of webinars in March in which teachers from across the country will share experiences and strategies for teaching the history of Northern Slavery. Educators will learn tangible skills to use with their students as well as receive flexible lesson plans for a variety of … Continue reading Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project Event | Two-Eyed Seeing: Moving through Place & Story at Pejepscot on 2/12/24
Hosted by the Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project Monday, February 12, 2024 6-7:30 p.m.23 Pleasant Street, BrunswickMorrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library(Snow date: Monday, March 11) Two-Eyed Seeing: Moving through Place & Story at Pejepscot When people talk about the history of a place, they are often talking about the history they see with one eye: … Continue reading Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project Event | Two-Eyed Seeing: Moving through Place & Story at Pejepscot on 2/12/24
Maine Historical Society Event | Maine and the West Indies Trade with Seth Goldstein on 2/22/24
Hosted by the Maine Historical Society Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7:00 pm ET Register here Seth Goldstein researches the economic ties between Maine and the luxury-producing plantations of the West Indies. In this talk, Goldstein will explore the various commodities, such as lumber, draft animals, and salt cod, that Maine supplied to West Indian … Continue reading Maine Historical Society Event | Maine and the West Indies Trade with Seth Goldstein on 2/22/24
Mass Historical Society Event | Teacher Workshop: Perspectives on the Boston Massacre & the Legacy of Crispus Attucks on 2/19/24
hosted by the massachusetts historical society Monday, February 19, 2024 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTOnline Register here This teacher workshop is offered for Grade 3-12 school teachers with a focus on Grade 5, and covers content relevant to Grade 5 Investigating History, Early US, 19th Century, and African American History. This is a virtual two-day event, … Continue reading Mass Historical Society Event | Teacher Workshop: Perspectives on the Boston Massacre & the Legacy of Crispus Attucks on 2/19/24
Event | Northern Slavery Collective Conference on 2/5/24
February 5th, 2024 Hybrid event: TD Bank Conference Center at 1 Vanderbilt NYC, and online Learn more and register here The Northern Slavery Collective will hold its second annual conference focused on museum education related to enslavement in the North. Experts in the field will share their insights and experiences on how museums can effectively … Continue reading Event | Northern Slavery Collective Conference on 2/5/24
MCV Event | Lydia Maria Child: A Radical Model for Sustainable Activism on 1/26/24
With Author Lydia Moland Hosted by Maine Conservation Voters Friday, January 26 ⋅ 12-1:00 PM Register here Lydia Maria Child was one of the nineteenth century’s most radical reformers. Born in 1802, she renounced early fame as a novelist in order to devote her life to ending slavery and the racism that sustained it. Her fifty … Continue reading MCV Event | Lydia Maria Child: A Radical Model for Sustainable Activism on 1/26/24
Advocacy | Turn out for today’s public hearing on LD 2001 to strengthen African American Studies education in Maine
The public hearing for LD 2001 "An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Require Funding for African American Studies" takes place at 1:00 pm today, Thursday 1/11/24 at the State House in Augusta, Maine. What the bill does: Establishes a permanent advisory commission to be housed in Maine's Department of Education whose … Continue reading Advocacy | Turn out for today’s public hearing on LD 2001 to strengthen African American Studies education in Maine
Maine Conservation Voters Event | “Intent to make them slaves”: Enslaved Africans in Maine and Their Resistance in the Mid-19th Century on 1/12
Hosted by Maine Conservation Voters Friday, January 12, 12-1:00 p.m. ET Register here Maine vessels, seamen, merchants, and investors were heavily engaged in the foreign illegal slave trade by the 1830s. Dr. Kate McMahon, of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, joins us to discuss three cases: ship Transit (1838), brig Dunlap (1838), and brig Porpoise (1845). This talk … Continue reading Maine Conservation Voters Event | “Intent to make them slaves”: Enslaved Africans in Maine and Their Resistance in the Mid-19th Century on 1/12
ABB Place Justice Event | Problematic Place Names in Maine & How to Make Positive Change on 12/14/23
Place names communicate powerful ideas about who belongs and what matters. Here in Maine, problematic names abound. Learn what we can do about them. Hosted by Atlantic Black Box and the Permanent Commission on the STatus of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations Thursday, December 14, 20245:30 - 7:00 pmonline Register here Place names have a … Continue reading ABB Place Justice Event | Problematic Place Names in Maine & How to Make Positive Change on 12/14/23
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Enslaved Christians: Black Church Members in the Era of Cotton Mather on 11/30/23
Hosted by the Partnership of Historic Bostons Thursday, November 30, 7-8:30pm Register here Christianity and slavery were linked in colonial New England. Richard Boles explores the experiences of Black and Native people If any "Negro-servants" should "Run away from their Masters," Cotton Mather wrote in 1693,"we will afford them no Shelter.... We will do what in us lies, … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Enslaved Christians: Black Church Members in the Era of Cotton Mather on 11/30/23
Call to Action: Support banning the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts on 11/13/23
A message from the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda: One of our MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda bills (S.245/H.477) calls for Massachusetts to prohibit the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts public schools. About 25 schools in the Commonwealth currently use such mascots. Academic research reveals that Native American mascots create a hostile climate for Native … Continue reading Call to Action: Support banning the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts on 11/13/23
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Stolen Relations: Centuries of Native Enslavement in the Americas on 11/15/23
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons Join this panel of Native leaders and historians as they reveal the extent - and human cost - of the enslavement of millions in the Americas Wednesday, November 15 · 6 - 7:30pm ESTRabb Auditorium, Boston Public Library700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Register here The event will also … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Stolen Relations: Centuries of Native Enslavement in the Americas on 11/15/23
Zocalo Event Tonight | How Does Confronting Our History Build a Better Future?
Hosted by Zócalo/Mellon Foundation Event Series EVENT: LOS ANGELES IN-PERSON | STREAMING ONLINE Friday, October 27, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT How Does Confronting Our History Build a Better Future? Moderated by William Sturkey, University of Pennsylvania Historian and Hattiesburg Author REGISTER HERE Recent attempts to confront difficult history have exposed major divisions over memory in the United States. … Continue reading Zocalo Event Tonight | How Does Confronting Our History Build a Better Future?
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Origin Stories: The Pequot War and Indigenous Enslavement in New England with Margaret Newell on 11/1/23
Part of the Enslavement & Resistance: New England 1620-1760 Series hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons with support from Mass Humanities From its very first years, Massachusetts was bound to slavery. How did it begin, who was enslaved, what were their lives like? Join award-winning historians and Tribal representatives for a revelation of our bitter … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Origin Stories: The Pequot War and Indigenous Enslavement in New England with Margaret Newell on 11/1/23
Tonight! Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Built from Bondage: Slavery and the Colonisation of New England, 1620-1700 with Jared Hardesty
Part of the Enslavement & Resistance: New England 1620-1760 Series hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons with support from Mass Humanities From its very first years, Massachusetts was bound to slavery. How did it begin, who was enslaved, what were their lives like? Join award-winning historians and Tribal representatives for a revelation of our bitter … Continue reading Tonight! Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Built from Bondage: Slavery and the Colonisation of New England, 1620-1700 with Jared Hardesty
Massachusetts Historical Society Event: Bringing Phillis to Life on 10/30/23
Hosted by Massachusetts Historical Society With Ade Solanke; David Waldstreicher, CUNY; and Tara Bynum, University of Iowa Monday, October 30, 2023, 6:00PM - 7:00PM Register to attend online Register to attend in person This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card … Continue reading Massachusetts Historical Society Event: Bringing Phillis to Life on 10/30/23
Pejepscot History Center Event: Songs of the Abolitionists on 10/6/23
With Katherine Rhoda Hosted by Pejepscot History Center Friday, October 6th at 4pmUnited Baptist Church1 Elm Street, Topsham, MaineThis Friday, October 6th at 4pm at the historic United Baptist Church in Topsham, Pejepscot History Center is hosting musician and historian Katherine Rhoda as she performs, "Songs of Abolitionists" and discusses their history. Music has always … Continue reading Pejepscot History Center Event: Songs of the Abolitionists on 10/6/23
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Seeds of Enslavement on 9/10/23
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons Sunday, September 10, 11am This year the Partnership of Historic Bostons delighted to mark the moment when Boston was named and formally founded on Sunday, September 10, 11am, with a powerful sermon, Seeds of Enslavement, by the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May as she begins her ministry at First Church in … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Seeds of Enslavement on 9/10/23
Old North Illuminated Event | Their Chosen Faith: Women of Color in the 19th-Century Episcopal Church on 10/19
Hosted by Old North Illuminated Join Dr. Jaimie Crumley for a talk about how the dynamic between Black women and Northern Episcopal Churches shifted after the Revolution. Thursday, October 19 · 7 - 8:30pm EDT, online Register here In Dr. Jaimie Crumley's Fall 2022 Speaker Series talk, she argued that the women of African descent … Continue reading Old North Illuminated Event | Their Chosen Faith: Women of Color in the 19th-Century Episcopal Church on 10/19