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A Journey in American History
"Connecting the Spokes on the Wheel of History of Enslaved People and Descendants"
Events
Wed, Jun 14VirtualThe Royall House Association explores the meanings of freedom and independence before, during, and since the American Revolution, in the context of a household of wealthy Loyalists and enslaved Africans.
Wed, Sep 13Virtual EventSara Bleich is the inaugural Vice Provost for Special Projects at Harvard University, director of the social sciences program and Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Professor of Public Health Policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Multiple DatesThu, Oct 12Radio Interviewhttps://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2022/10/12/here-lies-darby-vassall-installation-honors-the-life-of-anti-slavery-advocate-and-activist
Wed, May 10Ajas Lans, Harvard UniversityShe is currently investigating the remains of Black people curated in Harvard’s Peabody Museum with support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. Outside of the academy, she consults as a bioarchaeologist on CRM projects in New York City.
Wed, Apr 12Virtual EventShe’s the author of the award-winning 2018 book, A Dark Inheritance: Blood, Race, and Sex in Colonial Jamaica and co-editor of the 2014 book Native Diasporas: Indigenous Identities and Settler Colonialism in the Americas.
Sat, Mar 25Brookline Town HallREGISTER HERE: https://hiddenbrookline.weebly.com/walking-tours-and-events.html This lively 90-minute tour visits three sites to tell tell the history and some stories of slavery and freedom.
Wed, Mar 08Massachusetts Historical SocietyThe MHS is an invaluable resource for the study of American history, life, and culture. Its collections tell the story of America through over twelve million docs, artifacts, and national treasures, including the personal papers of three presidents:John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson.
Wed, Mar 08VirtualPeter Drummey is responsible for library outreach and exhibitions at the MHS. Over the course of 35 years, Drummey has assisted more than 50,000 researchers who have visited the MHS and a far larger number from a distance.
Wed, Feb 08Virtual EventA native of Boston, Massachusetts, Melvin B. Miller has been actively involved in political and public affairs for more than 50 years. In 1965, he founded the Bay State Banner, a weekly newspaper advocating the interests of Greater Boston’s African American community.
Thu, Jan 26Cambridge Public Library - Lecture HallThis is a hybrid in-person/online event hosted by the Cambridge Black History Project and Cambridge Public Library. Register to attend. You can register by visiting: https://cambridgeblackhistoryproject.org/
Wed, Jan 11Virtual EventAn evocative and epic story, Nick Tabor's Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here as slaves but nevertheless established a home for themselves and their descendants, a community which often thrived despite persistent racism and environmental pollution.
Multiple DatesWed, Dec 14Harvard UniversityThe Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Tour Experience explores Harvard University’s entanglements with the institution of slavery through a 10-stop tour in Cambridge, MA.
- Wed, Nov 09Cambridge, MassachusettsThe Cambridge Black History Project is an all-volunteer organization of individuals with deep roots in Cambridge. We are committed to research, accurately document, preserve, and illuminate the journeys, accomplishments, and challenges of Black Cantabrigians, and to raise awareness of their stories
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