Presented by Atlantic Black Box & Indigo Arts Alliance Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 pm on zoom Register here Join Indigo Arts Alliance and Atlantic Black Box for the first in a series of conversations that will showcase projects from around New England that aim to make Black history and heritage visible in the built environment. Dr. Kate McMahon of … Continue reading ABB Event: Remapping New England: Monuments, Markers, & Collective Memory
Event tomorrow: Race, Slavery, Colonialism & the Making of Capitalism
Presented by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, Brown University January 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EST Zoom registration link The recent world wide explosion of Black Lives Matter foregrounded the ways in which systematic anti-Black racism operates in our world. What is the relationship between anti-Black racism, the histories of racial … Continue reading Event tomorrow: Race, Slavery, Colonialism & the Making of Capitalism
Opportunity: Smithsonian Program Specialist at the Center for the Study of Global Slavery, NMAAHC
View job listing: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/588268200 The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has different centers within the Museum that provide an innovative approach to community outreach and engagement, providing opportunities to expand on topics beyond the Museum's permanent exhibitions. The Centers also enable the Museum to reach global audiences through increased digital access … Continue reading Opportunity: Smithsonian Program Specialist at the Center for the Study of Global Slavery, NMAAHC
Event today: Hard History Monthly Webinar for Educators
Attention Educators! Join a free monthly webinar on Teaching Tolerance’s Teaching Hard History Initiative taking place today, Tuesday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. EST Here's the Zoom link: https://uno.zoom.us/j/89689403407?pwd=MFVLRkpaMXBmcnc4VkozQThKYUtaQT09 The Hard History Project has launched a monthly Virtual Professional Learning Community (VPLC) in partnership with University of New Orleans’ Midlo Center. Our lead presenter is … Continue reading Event today: Hard History Monthly Webinar for Educators
Sighting a Slave Ship: The Logbook of the ship CORINNE, commanded by John K. Stickney in 1853
Entry for December 31, 1854, while off Pernambuco, Brazil: “At 3pm passed a bark steering about S by W afterwards. Exch[ange] colors. She proved to be a Buenos Ayrean. She look rather suspicious, had “windsails” fore and aft. Am inclined to think she was a “slaver.” 10am saw a vessel ahead standing same way, coming … Continue reading Sighting a Slave Ship: The Logbook of the ship CORINNE, commanded by John K. Stickney in 1853
Venture Smith – A story about a hero
Another post from a student from our class - RM The Venture Smith story immediately stood out to me. Out of around 12 million African captives who embarked on the Middle Passage to the Americas; only about a dozen left behind first-hand accounts of their experiences. One man was Venture Smith. His story is truly … Continue reading Venture Smith – A story about a hero
Captain Taylor and Captain Talbot made history in Portland, Maine
At the South Portland Historical Society, we have a seasonal rhythm that suits us. In the winter, it’s a perfect time for some research and fundraising; each spring, we mount a new exhibit and open our museum; summer and fall are always busy with our museum open every day; and as the holidays approach in … Continue reading Captain Taylor and Captain Talbot made history in Portland, Maine
New Triangle Trade Infograph
Triangle Trade and Connecticut
Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman in Portland?!!
Many of us who have studied African American history in New England are familiar with Mum Bet, later to be known as Elizabeth Freeman. While enslaved to a family in Sheffield, Massachusetts in 1781, she was the first to challenge the new state constitution, which proclaimed that “all men are born free and equal.” … Continue reading Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman in Portland?!!
Learning Northern Slavery Through Twitter @SlaveryNorth
I have asked my students to summarize some of their first trimester's work in a blog post. Over the next week, I will share some of them on here. - RM My name is Simba Chen, I am a member of the Searching for Slavery class. My responsibility is to man the class twitter account. This trimester, I am … Continue reading Learning Northern Slavery Through Twitter @SlaveryNorth
