Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Events

Event tonight | An Upside Down World: The Reign of Black Governors in Connecticut on 2/10/22

Professor Kerima Lewis will discuss the state's rich history of Black governors Hosted by the New Haven Museum Thu, February 10, 2022 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST Register here You may be familiar with William Lanson, the 19th-century engineer, entrepreneur, and civic leader elected as Black governor in New Haven in 1825 and whose … Continue reading Event tonight | An Upside Down World: The Reign of Black Governors in Connecticut on 2/10/22

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Event tomorrow | Slavery in New England, with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson on 2/6/22

Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson will examine the history of the slave trade and slavery in the American North. Guiding listeners through the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts to present day racism in New England, she'll underscore the ways in which what occurred in the past had real implications on how the world and power are understood today.

Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Job Opportunities

Job Opportunity: Youth Intern & Program Coordinator at Mystic Seaport Museum

Position title: Youth Intern and Program Coordinator Status: Regular full-time, grant funded for two years Department: Education Reports To: Director of Education SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: Mystic Seaport Museum is seeking a full-time, year-round dynamic Youth Intern and Program Coordinator to run a summer youth intern program and to coordinate programming for the Museum’s emerging Center for … Continue reading Job Opportunity: Youth Intern & Program Coordinator at Mystic Seaport Museum

Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Events

Event | Yale and Slavery in Historical Perspective

Hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, The MacMillan Center at Yale University 23rd Annual ConferenceYale and Slavery in Historical Perspective October 28-30, 2021 The conference will be conducted remotely. Register here Commissioned by President Peter Salovey, a working group of historians, librarians, student researchers, and community members is conducting … Continue reading Event | Yale and Slavery in Historical Perspective

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Event | Gleaming in the Shadow of Slavery: A Conversation with Descendants of African Americans of Old Yale

Sponsored by the Yale and Slavery Research Project; the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at the MacMillan Center at Yale; and Dixwell Congregational Church, UCC Thursday, September 16, 2021 • 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Register here This panel discussion will explore lineages of families of early African-American staff and students at Yale. Through this program, we hope to … Continue reading Event | Gleaming in the Shadow of Slavery: A Conversation with Descendants of African Americans of Old Yale

Atlantic Black Box Adult Education, Connecticut, Online Learning

Event | Venture Smith: An African American in 18th Century Connecticut

Hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Center Wednesday, July 28, 2021 • 6:00 to 7:30 pm Register here Join Joy Burns, Elizabeth Normen, Nancy Steenberg, and Tom Thurston as we discuss teaching Venture Smith’s extraordinary life to better understand slavery and freedom in 18th century New England.  The first 30 teachers to register and attend the workshop will receive a free copy … Continue reading Event | Venture Smith: An African American in 18th Century Connecticut

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Event | Slave Dwelling Project comes to the Phelps-Hatheway House in CT this weekend

Joseph McGill, founder of the nationally renowned Slave Dwelling Project, will visit and provide two programs at the Phelps-Hatheway House--a historic house museum at 55 South Main Street in Suffield, Connecticut--on Saturday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., and Sunday June 13 at 1.p.m.-2:30 p.m. These in-person programs are free. For reservations and more information … Continue reading Event | Slave Dwelling Project comes to the Phelps-Hatheway House in CT this weekend

Christy Clark-Pujara Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, The Logbooks

How the Myth of a Liberal North Erases a Long History of White Violence

Anti-black racism has terrorized African Americans throughout the nation’s history, regardless of where in the country they lived. By Christy Clark-Pujara and Anna-Lisa Cox This article was originally published on the blog for the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History as the first of a five-part series titled "Black Life in Two Pandemics: Histories of … Continue reading How the Myth of a Liberal North Erases a Long History of White Violence

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Greenwich (CT) Historical Society to Celebrate the Humanity of the Town’s Enslaved Individuals 5/27

Engraved stones honoring their lives to be placed at Bush-Holly House through collaboration with Sacred Heart Greenwich, Greenwich Academy Students, and the Witness Stones Project By Cai Pandolfino Greenwich Historical Society will host a ceremony on May 27th at 1 pm to honor the legacy of enslaved persons who resided in Greenwich. Open to the … Continue reading Greenwich (CT) Historical Society to Celebrate the Humanity of the Town’s Enslaved Individuals 5/27

Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Events

Student film screening: Looking for Color 5/26

Promoting the untold story of a free family in Salisbury and Sharon, Connecticut. Hosted by Noble Horizons May 26, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. Register here Salisbury, Connecticut: Students from Salisbury School’s Searching for Slavery class, in conjunction with the Upper Housatonic Heritage Area, are excited to screen the premiere of their film, Looking for Color … Continue reading Student film screening: Looking for Color 5/26

Meadow Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, The Logbooks, Vermont

Building a Better Black Box

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

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ABB Event | Whaling Captains of Color with Skip Finley on 4/29

ReMapping New England | 2021 Speaker Series Hosted by Atlantic Black Box and Indigo Arts Alliance Thursday, April 29, 2021 5:00-6:00 p.m. Register here ReMapping New England is an ongoing collaboration between Atlantic Black Box and Indigo Arts Alliance that aims to re-member our communities in all their diversity and radically shift public consciousness toward … Continue reading ABB Event | Whaling Captains of Color with Skip Finley on 4/29

Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Events

Event series | A Shared Past: Early African Americans in the Lower Connecticut River Valley

Hosted by the Essex Historical Society, Connecticut The first lecture featured Don Perreault, who presented “Forgotten Voices: A History of Slavery in Saybrook.” A recording of the event, which was held held on March 28, is available on the EHS YouTube channel. The second lecture, "Clo Pratt, a Free Woman of Color during the Revolution" will be held at … Continue reading Event series | A Shared Past: Early African Americans in the Lower Connecticut River Valley

Atlantic Black Box Connecticut, Job Opportunities, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Job opportunity: Senior Curator of Social Maritime Histories at Mystic Seaport Museum

Reimagining New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty, and Freedom The Senior Curator of Social Maritime Histories will be responsible for working on curatorial projects of race, Indigenous histories, ethnicity, and diversity in New England's maritime activities as it relates to the collections and site of Mystic Seaport Museum. The Senior Curator will work with Curatorial … Continue reading Job opportunity: Senior Curator of Social Maritime Histories at Mystic Seaport Museum

Rhonan Mokriski Adult Education, Connecticut, Events, Online Learning, Research methods

Lies My Teacher Told Me & How to Avoid Them – A Workshop for Educators

Lies My Teacher Told Me & How to Avoid Them - A Workshop for EducatorsMarch 30, 2021 • 3:30 - 5:00 pmONLINE Registration Fee: $25 per person  3:30 - 5:00 pmTake a deeper dive during this educator's workshop with Dr. James Loewen. Do you want to learn how to direct your students to discover Native American history in your community? … Continue reading Lies My Teacher Told Me & How to Avoid Them – A Workshop for Educators

Rhonan Mokriski Connecticut, Salisbury School, The Logbooks

“God Never Made a Slave”

Charlie Wilcox '21 James Mars’s Faith   Gowing up going to Catholic school for nine years and a Jesuit school for three, I learned a lot of history, but it was rarely Black History, and never Black History in my home state state. I’ve found that looking at slavery in this way is enlightening. Throughout all my research the man who had the most profound impact on me was James Mars: particularly how he was able to stay so faithful … Continue reading “God Never Made a Slave”