Wright Tavern History Festival: A Celebration of Concord’s History and Culture
Wright Tavern 2 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United StatesSaturday, October 13th, 2018 • 11 am- 3 pm • The Wright Tavern • Sponsored by the Concord Museum • Free
Saturday, October 13th, 2018 • 11 am- 3 pm • The Wright Tavern • Sponsored by the Concord Museum • Free
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 • 7-9 p.m. • Alcott Elementary School Auditorium • Part of Concord Carlisle Adult & Community Education’s “Can We Talk” Series • Tickets are limited, $30
February 13, 2019 • 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM • Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum at the Rasmussen Education Center, Concord Museum • Free, please register
Saturday, March 9th • 1:00-4:30 pm • First Parish in Concord • Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion of this film about the life and death of wrongfully arrested activist Sandra Bland in Texas.
Sunday, March 10 • 3:00 - 4:00 pm • The Concord Bookshop • Jabari Asim presents "We Can't Breathe" • Insightful and searing essays that celebrate the vibrancy and strength of black history and culture in America.
Sunday, April 7th from 4-6pm • The Social Action Committee at TriCon Church (54 Walden St in Concord Center) will be hosting a community-wide screening of the one-hour PBS documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North followed by a one-hour discussion facilitated by Dain and Constance Perry.
Celebrate Juneteenth at the Robbins House
Saturday, June 15 th • 12:30-2:00 pm • The Robbins House. All ages are welcome to join us at the Robbins House for a celebration of the African American holiday, Juneteenth (a combination of the words June + nineteenth, and the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the US).
Join us for a conversation about independence on July 4th. Visitors can take part in a communal reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech, with costumed readers voicing different eras of African American civil rights activism. A moderated discussion will follow. #RFDT2019
Wednesday, October 30 • 7-8 PM • Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main Street The Robbins House: History & Race This panel features historians who authored and reviewed The Robbins…
On Monday, June 1, 2020, at 5 PM, we will be holding a protest to bring more awareness and impactful action to help in the fight against racial injustice, police…