Introducing Revolutionary Spaces' newest offering: Slavery & Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts. This 60-minute guided tour takes you through the Old South Meeting House and Old State House to explore the complex dynamics of slavery in New England during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Slave Legacy History Coalition Event | Daytrip to Deerfield to View Unnamed Figures on 6/22
Spend June 22, 2024 with the Slave Legacy History Coalition and the New England Museum Association on an exciting day trip to Deerfield, MA to view Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North.
ABB Event | Marking the Memoryscape on 5/31/24
Hosted by Atlantic Black Box in partnership with Maine Black Community Development, The Third Place, First Parish Portland, & WHERE2024 Partners A community conversation and luncheon to discuss launching a Middle Passage Ceremony and Port Marker Project for Maine, with MPCPMP founder Ann Chinn and award-winning civil rights historian and activist Danita Mason-Hogans. Friday, May … Continue reading ABB Event | Marking the Memoryscape on 5/31/24
Upstander event | How NOT to Make Films: 15 years of failures, mishaps and lessons learned on 6/13
In 2024, as Upstander Project celebrates its 15th year, the crew is attempting to walk the walk by getting vulnerable and honest about their own shortcomings and missteps along the way. The hope is that by practicing the transparency and openness they so frequently teach about, they can continue on their lifelong journey as aspiring upstanders and allies.
ABB Event | Healing the Wounds of Slavery on 5/30
On the 25th anniversary of the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage, founders Nobuntu Ingrid Askew and Sister Clare Carter will join Crossing the Waters Co-Director Dr. Sonji Johnson-Anderson and moderator June Thornton-Marsh for a screening of the documentary Rise Up and Call Their Names, which chronicles the extraordinary thirteen-month journey the founders led in 1998-1999 through the eastern United States, the Caribbean, Brazil, West Africa, and South Africa to reverse the direction of the Middle Passage symbolically and geographically.
Brown University Event | Simmons Center Slavery and Legacy Walking Tour on 5/24
3–4 PM • Ruth J. Simmons Quad • 190 Thayer St. Register here In the eighteenth century, racial slavery permeated every aspect of social and economic life in Rhode Island. The Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice’s Slavery and Legacy walking tour invites guests to learn about the history and … Continue reading Brown University Event | Simmons Center Slavery and Legacy Walking Tour on 5/24
A Slave Legacy History Coalition Event | Slavery in Jamaica Plain with Mimi Pichey on 6/12/24
This project seeks to bring to light what has been forgotten or hidden in the community’s history. We are exploring the history of the Indigenous people, identifying and sharing the stories of enslaved people from the 1600s and 1700s, developing a history of the abolitionist movement in JP, and researching movements and activities of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries that made an impact on our community and beyond.
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Unseen New England: Re-envisioning Black Presence in Early American Art on 5/15/24
American Folk Art Museum curator Emelie Gevalt explores the way that early New England art portrayed - or erased - its Black community.
SPACE Re-Site 2024 Events in Portland | site-specific, temporary public art and Portland history-telling
SPACE is a portland-based nonprofit organization that supports contemporary arts projects, champions artists, and encourages an open exchange of ideas. Learn more here about Re-Site 2024 SPACE is pleased to present Re-Site 2024, the second edition of the site-specific, temporary public art and Portland history-telling initiative first launched in 2020. This year’s iteration features artistic interpretation of … Continue reading SPACE Re-Site 2024 Events in Portland | site-specific, temporary public art and Portland history-telling
Black Heritage Trail of NH Event | Discovery of Our Interconnected Legacies in Portsmouth: New Hampshire’s Slavery History on 5/18/24
Hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire and the Moffatt-Ladd House May 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM Portsmouth Public LIbrary Register for in-person event Register for virtual event Prince Whipple, a young native of Africa, was transported during the Atlantic slave trade to America, and enslaved by William Whipple, a signer of the … Continue reading Black Heritage Trail of NH Event | Discovery of Our Interconnected Legacies in Portsmouth: New Hampshire’s Slavery History on 5/18/24
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
Newport Mansions Event | Am I Not a Man and a Woman: The Rise of African Heritage Political Identity in Gilded Age Rhode Island on 5/16/24
An event presented by the Preservation Society of Newport County May 16, 2024, 6:00pm – 7:00pm Rosecliff548 Bellevue AveNewport, RI 02840 Live at Rosecliff and via Zoom video conference. Please arrive at Rosecliff in time to be seated for the lecture. Virtual attendees will receive Zoom link 24 hours in advance. During the Gilded Age, … Continue reading Newport Mansions Event | Am I Not a Man and a Woman: The Rise of African Heritage Political Identity in Gilded Age Rhode Island on 5/16/24
Crossing the Waters Event | Mothers Speak | Healing the Wounds of Slavery: reflections and calls to action on 5/3/24
Mothers Speak is hosted by Crossing the Waters Institute for Cultural Exchange Friday, May 3, 2024 6 - 8 PMGreat Hall at Codman Square Health Center6 Norfolk Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02124 Register here Black Mothers have the first and final say on what the impact of the enduring presence of slavery is. The Louis D. Brown … Continue reading Crossing the Waters Event | Mothers Speak | Healing the Wounds of Slavery: reflections and calls to action on 5/3/24
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Recovering Black History: A Workshop on 4/17/24
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons How do you find out about Black families in your town? Historians Jennifer Carroll and Michelle Stahl show us how to un-erase Black history Wednesday, April 17 · 7:00 - 8:30pm EDT Register here The overflowing multitude of documents, photographs and artifacts in the archives of two local history … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Recovering Black History: A Workshop on 4/17/24
ABB Speaker Series Event | Nantucket: Place of Enslavement and Refuge from Slavery on 3/27/24
Hosted by Atlantic Black Box Atlantic World Connections Online Speaker Series Wednesday, March 27, 2024 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm Register here ABB's Atlantic World Connections speaker series continues with a conversation between researchers Frances Karttunen and Barbara Ann White on Nantucket as a place of both enslavement and refuge from slavery. Local researchers Frances Karttunen and Barbara … Continue reading ABB Speaker Series Event | Nantucket: Place of Enslavement and Refuge from Slavery on 3/27/24
Partnership of Historic Bostons Events | Recovering Black History in New England on 3/27 and 4/17
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons What happens when people are made invisible? Can they be brought back to life, at least in historical memory? Register here Find out how to recover untold stories in this two-part series, Recovering Black History in New England, on Wednesday, March 27, and Wednesday, April 17, both on Zoom from … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Events | Recovering Black History in New England on 3/27 and 4/17
ABB Event Today | From the Margins: Massachusetts in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1644-1865 at 4pm
Hosted by Atlantic Black Box Atlantic World Connections Speaker Series Featuring 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 New World aboard American vessels over a span of two hundred … Continue reading ABB Event Today | From the Margins: Massachusetts in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1644-1865 at 4pm
ABB Speaker Series Launch with Dr. Sean Kelley on Massachusetts in the Slave Trade on 2/28 at 4pm
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