How we got the story of Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark and her courageous, unsung life – Los Angeles Times
So look at you Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark — dead 129 years but still staring down injustice.
California Senate Certificate of Appreciation Awarded to The Robbins House
In celebrating Juneteenth with a ceremony to install a marker on Concord civil rights activist Ellen G.J. Clark’s gravesite in…
Harvard Artist-in-Residence Creates Dance about Freedom and Ownership of Property and Self
Nailah Randall-Bellinger, choreographer and commissioned artist in residence at Harvard University, is creating a dance that focuses on the African American experience within the context of freedom and ownership of property and self.
African American History of Concord Bike Tour
Tours are available through the Concord Visitor Center Call 978-318-3061 or email visitors@concordma.gov to request your date and time. Adults…
The ‘Rosa Parks of Concord MA,’ discovered in an unmarked grave in Altadena 129 years after her death – Los Angeles Times Video Report
Repost from the LA Times By Jorge Garcia July 26, 2021 11:30 AM PT It was recently revealed that Ellen Garrison…
Bemis Lecture on the Slavery History of Lincoln MA by Elise Lemire
This Bemis Lecture, co-sponsored by the Lincoln Historical Society, was given on the first Juneteenth observed as a federal holiday. The lecture was given on Zoom due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Note that the images shown are subject to copyright.
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…
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…
Juneteenth Antislavery Walking Tour
June 19, 2021 • 11:00 AM—2:30 PM Concord Museum in partnership with The Robbins House Member Tickets $5.00 ea. Non-Member…
