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 House, Inc. (TRH) brochure series, which underscores the need to communicate about race and history in ways that "reflect the humanity of the millions of…
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 brutality, and systemic racism. We wish to stand in solidarity with the communities of Breyanna Taylor, George Floyd and so many more. Program ● A…
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.
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 of the Public Garden, and the City of Boston. Click here for details and registration. Poetry as Protest: Dr. Malcolm Tariq Join a webinar of…
Virtual Reading of Frederick Douglass’s Speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Saturday, July 4th • 10 a.m. • Recorded for viewing anytime On July 4th friends and supporters of The Robbins House will be reading Frederick Douglass’s speech together virtually. We invite you to log in and join us, and stay…
Concord Museum Forums Event Kerri Greenidge, Director of American Studies at Tufts University, reestablishes William Monroe Trotter’s essential place in the pantheon of American civil rights heroes. For more than thirty years, the Harvard-educated Trotter edited and published the Guardian, a weekly Boston newspaper that was read across the nation. Trotter advocated for a radical…
Massachusetts Historical Society & Sponsors Online Public Program Tonight! Thurs, Feb. 18th • 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. The Confronting Racial Injustice Series offers five monthly programs hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society and Northeastern University Law School’s Criminal Justice Task Force, sponsored by a number of Boston area organizations. Massachusetts is often heralded as the…
With Angela Saini, author of Superior: The Return of Race Science Free – registration required The Museum of Science welcomes award-winning science journalist, broadcaster, and author of Superior: The Return of Race Science Angela Saini for a special one-night-only virtual conversation about the murky history of race science and the ways in which it’s being…
As the Concord Museum installs a new permanent gallery to chronicle the history of slavery in our town and the efforts to abolish it, join us for a conversation with Kyera Singleton (Executive Director of The Royall House and Slave Quarters) and Niya Bates (formerly a public historian at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello) as they discuss…
