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Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland

First Parish in Concord 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

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.

We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies and The Art of Survival

The Concord Bookshop 65 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

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.

Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North

Trinitarian Congregational Church 54 Walden Street, Concord, MA, United States

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.

Free

Celebrate Juneteenth at the Robbins House

The Robbins House 320 Monument Street Across from the North Bridge and The Old Manse, Concord, United States

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).

Reading Frederick Douglass Together

The Robbins House 320 Monument Street Across from the North Bridge and The Old Manse, Concord, United States

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

The Concord Festival of Authors

The Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA

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…

Robbins House Juneteenth Vigil: 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds

Friday, June 19, 2020 • 12:00-12:08:46 p.m • On our own, together in spirit

We introduced our family-friendly Juneteenth event at the Robbins House two years ago. This year, due to COVID we're planning an 8 minutes and 46 second vigil in honor of Juneteenth.

Virtual Juneteenth Poetry & Conversation

Friday, June 19, 2020 • 7:00-8:30 p.m. Offered by the Royall House and Slave Quarters, the Shaw 54th Memorial Restoration Committee: Museum of African American History, National Park Service, Friends…

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