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The Robbins House – Concord’s African American History
Juneteenth Re-Opening of The Robbins House!
Six visitors allowed inside the Robbins House at a time
Masks required by visitors until further notice
ROBBINS HOUSE VIRTUAL TOURS
RECENT PROJECTS
These projects were made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant # MH-00-17-0030
Black Lives Resources, Recommendations, and Action Items
Books Frugal Bookstore is a Black-owned bookstore in Roxbury taking orders: https://frugalbookstore.net, email: frugal_books@yahoo.com, phone: 617-541-1722 Harvard Gazette Reading List…
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Spotlight on Social Justice Action Items
Move to Establish a Concord-Carlisle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee The Concord-Carlisle League of Women Voters is urging the Concord…
News and Events
The ‘Rosa Parks of Concord MA,’ discovered in an unmarked grave in Altadena 129 years after her death
Repost from the LA Times By Jorge Garcia July 26, 2021 11:30 AM PT It was recently revealed that Ellen Garrison Clark was laid to rest in Altadena’s Mountain View Mortuary…
Thoreau and Diversity: People, Principles, and Politics
The Thoreau Society Virtual Annual Gathering – Featuring Keynote Speaker Ibram X. Kendi Interviewed by The Robbins House’s Maria Madison July 10th • 4-5 pm Thoreau and Diversity: People, Principles,…
The Thoreau Society Annual Gathering
Thoreau and Diversity: People, Principles, and Politics with Keynote Speaker Dr. Ibram X. Kendi George Schaller, the 2020 recipient of the Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing, will…
POSTPONED – Reading Frederick Douglass Together
POSTPONED Please join us as we read and discuss “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” The life and works of Frederick Douglass continue to shape our understanding…
Cuban Plantation “Slave Bell” Comes to the Robbins House by Way of The Belmont Hill School
Students at the Belmont Hill School for Boys recently researched the history of the bell that has towered over their campus since 1927. In a 2017 independent study, seniors examined…
Bemis Lecture on the Slavery History of Lincoln MA by Elise Lemire
The Terrible Power of the Constitution’s Three-Fifths Clause
Historic New England • Co-sponsored by the Lincoln Historical Society and The Robbins House Tuesday, June 22 • 7-8 pm • Virtual Program • Tickets are free; donations are encouraged • Please call 617-994-6678 for…
All That She Carried: A Conversation with Tiya Miles
June 22, 2021 • 7:00 PM—8:00 PM • Suggested ticket: $5.00 Join MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and Harvard University Professor Tiya Miles as she discusses her new book, All That She Carried:…
