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The Museum of African American History is dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans in New England from the colonial period through the 19th century.

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Celebration & Rededication of the
Historic African Meeting House
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	Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute to Leadership Boston 1980-2012 By Don West December, 2011 - March, 2012 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill During the 18th and 19th centuries, Boston was a leader among Northern communities of color. Black Bostonians traveled and interacted with leaders nationally and internationally. They were entrepreneurs, more>		WHO'S AFRAID OF POST-BLACKNESS? What it Means to be Black Now By Touré Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:00pm, 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill Over the past two decades, Touré has become a force in journalism, TV, pop culture criticism, and the literary world. "...(Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?) is one of the most acutely observed accounts of what it is like to be young,black and middle-class in contemporary America.<more> View all events>


	View all events>		Celebrating the 180th Anniversary of the New England Anti-Slavery Society January 1832 - January 2012 On-going 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill Celebrate the founding of the New England Anti-Slavery Society with a tour of the National Historic Landmark where it all began. 180 years ago, January 1832., <more>


	Past Regained for African Meeting House View video> Boston's African Meeting House Gets a Facelift. (WGBH) Featuring Beverly Morgan Welch, Executive Director of the MAAH. View video> Inside Boston's African Meeting House. (WGBH) View video> See all available videos >		Teachers Summer Institute: Standing in the Shadow of American History June / July (Annually) In partnership with the Boston Public Schools, the Institute is a professional development program for 40 American History teachers. more>

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