As battles have raged over the meaning and fate of Confederate monuments across the south, colleges and universities in New England, generally regarded as liberal bastions, have also been engaged in a deep and consequential reckoning with aspects of their history and ongoing practices that rest on the legacies of slave trade and settler colonialism. This event will highlight the work of a diverse range of historians, as well as university archivists and museum professionals, discussing a range of issues from the Colonial period to the present that shape the industry, experience, and cultures of higher education.
Truro Event | What Happened Here? Surfacing Cape Cod’s Connections to Slavery and Colonization with Meadow Dibble on 8/21
This Wednesday, Meadow Dibble will offer an overview of Cape Cod's entanglements in the global economy of enslavement at Truro's Highland House Museum.
Jesup Library Event | Eden’s Other Sons: MDI Seafarers, Shipbuilders, and the Slavery-Based Economies of the West Indies Trade with Anna Durand on 8/8/24
Mount Desert Island’s shipbuilders, sea captains, and sailors hold a special place in our collective memory. Hardworking and self-reliant, these men (and occasionally their wives) created a living from the sea. But historical records also show that trading Maine-made products like salt cod and barrel staves for rum, sugar, and molasses brought MDI seafarers into economic partnership with the slave-holding plantations of the West Indies.
Revolutionary Spaces Events: Daily Tour on Slavery and Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts
Uncover the realities of slavery and learn how enslaved people resisted oppressors at our newest tour, Slavery & Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts. Hear the compelling stories of figures like Scipio Gunney, Phillis Wheatley, and Belinda Sutton on this engaging 60-minute experience.
This Saturday: Join ABB & Partners for The Walk to Unsettle Portland
On Saturday, June 22, Atlantic Black Box and The Third Place’s EcoBIPOC Network invite you to join The Walk to Unsettle Portland, a daylong collective practice—at once physical, emotional, creative, and intellectual—in unsettling our understanding of this place by surfacing the suppressed stories of those who walked here before us. Please join us for all or part of the day.
ABB Event | Teaching Hard History: Past, Present, and Future on 6/13
An educator workshop and teacher-appreciation dinner with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries of The Ohio State University, Dr. Kate Shuster of the Hard History Project, and longtime education leader Maureen Costello.
American Ancestors Event | Paths to Freedom: Tracing Enslaved Ancestors to Emancipation on 6/6/24
Join 10 Million Names Volunteer Coordinator Danielle Rose to learn about the many invaluable collections of historical records that provide accounts (sometimes firsthand) of formerly enslaved individuals.
Revolutionary Spaces Event | Slavery & Resistance in Colonial Massachusetts Guided Tour
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
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.
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.
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
ABB event this Wednesday | New England Burning: Arson as Resistance to Slaveryin Colonial New England, 1650 – 1775 with Kerima Lewis on 5/1/24
Hosted by Atlantic Black Box Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pmONLINE Register here On Wednesday, May 1 our Atlantic World Connections online speaker series continues with a presentation by Dr. Kerima Lewis on arson as a tool of resistance among the enslaved population of colonial New England. In colonial New England, enslaved men and women of African heritage worked … Continue reading ABB event this Wednesday | New England Burning: Arson as Resistance to Slaveryin Colonial New England, 1650 – 1775 with Kerima Lewis on 5/1/24
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
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
Marblehead Museum Event | Resisting Slavery in Marblehead, with G. Patrick O’Brien on 4/4/24
Hosted by the Marblehead Museum Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7:00 pm on Zoom$10 Members / $15 Public CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS G. Patrick O'Brien, an assistant professor at the University of Tampa, will host this Zoom lecture on his research into resisting slavery in colonial Marblehead. This lecture explores the life of Flora Lee, … Continue reading Marblehead Museum Event | Resisting Slavery in Marblehead, with G. Patrick O’Brien on 4/4/24
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
Revolutionary Spaces Event | Dill: An Immersive Screenplay Reading and Discussion on 3/19/24
Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces Tuesday, March 19, 2024Doors open at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7:00 PMLocation: Old South Meeting HouseAdmission is free. Register here Join Revolutionary Spaces for a live reading of the screenplay Dill, a story inspired by real people and real events on the Cape Ann Shore in Massachusetts during a tumultuous time on the … Continue reading Revolutionary Spaces Event | Dill: An Immersive Screenplay Reading and Discussion on 3/19/24
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