Join journalist, scholar, and poet Clint Smith as he discusses his celebrated new book, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, which topped the New York Times bestseller list soon after publication. Smith leads his readers through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks — those that are…

Author Ray Shepard and educator Nikki Turpin will look at the inspiring story of Ona Judge and how her daring escape during colonial times speaks to all of us in search of racial justice. Examining Ona’s story as well as the stories of those who resided at Robbins House, we will support not only young…

Monday, January 17, 2022, 1:00pm-2:00pm | Meet historian Richard Smith and Nikki Turpin from the Robbins House at the Thoreau house replica near the main parking lot, for a conversation about Thoreau’s night in jail and his essay Civil Disobedience.

Zoom webinar on Friday, January 21st at 6:30 pm for a live character portrayal and video depicting how MLK’s “Poor Peoples Campaign” was a turning point in intersectional advocacy.

Running Friday and Saturday 8PM, and Sunday at 3PM from May 20-June 5 at The Umbrella Arts Center, George C. Wolfe's classic play, The Colored Museum, is a witty, provocative, often hysterically funny play acted through vignettes that challenges Black stereotypes, popular culture tropes, and notions of traditional museums and cultural institutions themselves. Named among "14…

The Umbrella is delighted to offer a special talkback following the May 29 Sunday matinee of The Colored Museum. May 29 immediately following the play, stay for a panel discussion with experts from The Robbins House, a nonprofit dedicated to sharing Concord’s African, African American, and antislavery history from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Featured speakers…

Join us for a public reading of his Fourth of July Address No Rain Date Sunday, July 3rd at 10 am – 12 pm The Robbins House, Concord MA Across from the North Bridge Hosted by The Robbins House FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Sponsored by Mass Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library…

Brister Freeman (1744-1822) was enslaved in Concord for the first 30 or so years of his life. Having gained his freedom after fighting in the Revolutionary War – when he changed his name from Brister Cuming to Brister Freeman – he purchased an acre of “old field” in Walden Woods. There he lived with his…

Saturday, October 15 10:00 a.m. Visit to learn more about the little known African American history of Concord and its regional and national importance.

CONCORD FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS 2023 Ray Shepard author of A Long Time Coming A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama Saturday, October 21 11:00 AM CFPL Goodwin Forum REGISTER TODAY! Why Did Ray Anthony Shepard Write a Book About Race in This Divisive Era? Ray Anthony Shepard discusses A…