Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

Two in-person events on Maine’s Black history May 4 hosted by Biddeford Saco SURJ & Westbrook Juneteenth Planning Committee

Biddeford Saco Black History Walking Tour  Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) MAY 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM Led by: Delilah PouporeOrganization: Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)Duration: One hourLocation: 138 Main Street, Saco, Maine 04072Learn more Embark on a journey through Biddeford and Saco’s rich yet often overlooked Black history with our engaging Black History Walking Tour. Led … Continue reading Two in-person events on Maine’s Black history May 4 hosted by Biddeford Saco SURJ & Westbrook Juneteenth Planning Committee

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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

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

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

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

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

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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

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

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

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine

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

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

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

Atlantic Black Box Events, Maine, New England States

Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Event | “The Malaga Speaks”  tonight at 7 pm

The story of the Malaga, a 19th century ship built in Maine that transported captive Africans, was created and will be performed by Antonio Rocha. Told from the perspective of the ship, Rocha uses song, narration, and mime to weave his way through this historical tale that chronicles the history of the trans-Atlantic human trade and its legacy.

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, 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 VISIT EVENT WEBSITE HERE 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 … Continue reading Save the date: The State of Black Maine on Juneteenth

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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