June 22, 2021 • 7:00 PM—8:00 PM • Suggested ticket: $5.00 Join MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and Harvard University Professor Tiya Miles as she discusses her new book, All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake, a story about women, mothers, and daughters, who chose the profundity of love over dehumanizing condition.…
POSTPONED Please join us as we read and discuss “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” The life and works of Frederick Douglass continue to shape our understanding of America. A gifted orator and prescient writer, Douglass forces us to reckon with the legacy of slavery and the promises of democracy. Mass Humanities…
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…
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…
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…
The Robbins House in collaboration with the Concord Free Public Library present: A School. Sugar. A Slave Bell. A Presentation by Concord’s African American History Museum The Robbins House Friday, October 28 7:00 pm Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main Street Goodwin Forum LEARN MORE Our 544 square foot historic house in Concord jars…
For the first time in 200 years, on April 14, 2023, Concord will publicly honor and celebrate the birth of one of its most inspirational daughters, Ellen Garrison and showcase the 1841 visit of Frederick Douglass to Concord! FRIDAY APRIL 14, 2023 6 PM TO 8 PM...An Evening of Celebration! HOLY FAMILY CHURCH/FIRST UNIVERSALIST MEETING…
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, The Robbins House is co-sponsoring an event with The Fenn School celebrating historical solidarity between black and AAPI communities. Come join us at The Fenn School on Thursday, May 4th from 6-8 pm for a screening of the film Far East Deep South.
