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BOSTON CAMPUS, 10AM - 4PM (Closed Sundays) Walk in the footsteps of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Maria Stewart and all the abolitionist leaders who helped bring an end to slavery in this country. See how historic restoration has returned the African Meeting House, the oldest black church in the country (1806; pictured left), to its 1855 appearance with elegantly curved pews and pulpit, period wainscoting and finishes, cast-iron posts and golden chandelier. View exhibits in the Abiel Smith School (1835), the first structure built to educate black children in the United States. Accessible for all.
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Touré on Movies: Lincoln, Django and the Portrayal of Blacks in Period Films
Saturday, February 23 at 5:00pm Free and open to the public
A Lowell Lecture Series Presentation Free and open to the public
Boston's own Touré now hosts The Cycle, weekdays on MSNBC. He is a columnist for Time.com, popular culture critic, and author of four books including the critically acclaimed Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? His latest work, I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon, is scheduled to be released March 2013. Touré will share his insights into some of today's most talked about films; suggests viewing films in advance. [Left: images from Lincoln by Steven Spielberg; Right: images from Django by Quentin Tarentino; Touré: courtesy of touré.com.] Space is limited ~ rsvp@maah.org For more information ~ 617.725.0022, extension 222 |
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Join the Museum of African American History National Park Service Boston African American National Historic Site
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Dr. John Stauffer on Giants of Abolition: Frederick Douglass, John Brown and Abraham Lincoln
Thursday, January 31 at 6pm Free and open to the public This first event with Dr. Stauffer launches the Freedom Rising Lowell Lecture Series and the Museum's yearlong commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first black soldiers from the north to serve in the Civil War. Through a new exhibit, lectures, concerts, Teacher Summer Institutes, and children’s events, Freedom Rising in 2013 celebrates the roles of Boston’s black and white abolitionists in monumental historic events.
Dr. Stauffer is a leading authority on antislavery, social protest movements, and interracial friendship, and is a Harvard University professor of English and American Literature and African American Studies, and Chair of the History of American Civilization program at Harvard. He is the author of several books and more than 45 articles, including The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and the Transformation of Race (2002), which won four major awards. His essays have appeared in such publications as Time Magazine, New York Post, 21st: The Journal of Contemporary Photography, and The Harvard Review, and he has appeared on national radio and television shows.
Two of Dr. Stauffer’s books are available for advance purchase online, including Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, and his new release The Tribunal: John Brown and the Road to Emancipation. The book signing and reception follow the lecture.
Click here to purchase Dr. Stauffer’s books And have them held for you at the Museum store.
Space is limited ~ rsvp@maah.org
For more information 617.725.0022, extension 222
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presented by
Museum of African American History Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 1pm in Faneuil Hall Free and open to the general public
Doors open at 11am for public viewing of Reception follows the concert Join us for music and spoken word tributes to Dr. King
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Ernest G. Green, Keynote Speaker
2013 Distinguished Leaders
L to R: Gilmore, White-Hammond and Gibson Marvin Gilmore, Military Leader One of the most highly decorated American veterans from WWII, first African American in New England to be awarded the Legion of Honor from France, and successful developer of major industrial projects. Rev. Dr. Gloria White-Hammond, Humanitarian Leader Co-founder of Bethel AME Church, pediatrician, medical and human rights missionary with many years of community service in Boston and human rights advocacy around the world. Poet, songwriter, actor, author, educator, and National Poetry Slam Champion who has lectured and performed widely in the US, Cuba, and Europe.
BYSO Intensive Community Program Performing classical music, spirituals and freedom songs conducted by Marta Zurad
As 2013 is the Sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation and of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first black soldiers from the north to serve in the Civil War, the Mayor's Office and BYSO join the Museum in commemorating the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the historic document and to the brave black regiments through this year's Martin Luther King Day celebration. Boston's 11th annual tribute to Dr. King features music students from BYSO's Intensive Community Program. The distinguished leaders will evoke the power and promise of the civil rights hero by reading from his Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Address delivered in New York City in 1962. The event also will recognize the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech delivered in 1963 in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Visit cityofboston.gov/arts for more information.
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presented by the Museum of African American History and the Handel and Haydn Society
December 31, 2012 Performances at 2pm and 3pm 46 Joy Street ● Beacon Hill Join us on New Year's Eve to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation with a concert by the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus and the story of Boston's role in this historic event presented by the Museum. This special First Night concert includes selections from H&H's performance on January 1, 1863 and abolitionist songs including the Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe.
150 years ago, black and white abolitionists gathered in Boston to wait and watch with anticipation for the official document that would free the majority of persons enslaved in this nation in the midst of a Civil War. This special program will celebrate this momentous occasion with music and spoken word at the African Meeting House (1806).
ADMISSION Free to first 50 First Night button holders per performance & Museum members and children 12 years & under General admission: $5; youth 13 - 17 years and seniors 62+: $3
Please confirm your attendance as seating is limited: rsvp@maah.org or (617) 725-0022 x222 All-access buttons are available in the Museum store and online for $18 each.
Visit handelandhaydn.org for more details on the concert.
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Celebrate the opening of our new exhibit Thursday, December 6, 2012 MAAH Boston Campus 12noon to 6pm 5pm Holiday Refreshments
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Exhibit open now through February 2013 This exhibit celebrates the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. Rare photographs by Ernest Withers of Martin Luther King Jr., poignant scenes of the American Civil Rights movement, and powerful broadsides from the abolitionist movement commemorate campaigns for human liberty. <more> CREDITS: Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy (Montgomery, Alabama, 1956) ride on one of the first desegregated buses after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. ©Ernest C. Withers Family Trust, courtesy of Decaneas Archive, Boston, Massachusetts
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Join the Museum of African American History, Community Change, Inc., and featured speakers, including
Historian Peter P. Hinks Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:00 - 8:00pm
Museum of African American History Boston Campus: 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill
David Walker (1796/97-1830) wrote and distributed his Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, influencing William Lloyd Garrison and many other social activists and abolitionists. Historians now regard Walker’s Appeal as one of the most important social and political documents of the 19th century. Walker spent his most influential years in Boston.
The David Walker Memorial Project is based at our beloved Horace Seldon’s Community Change, Inc., a hub of social activism and education in Boston since 1968. The project goals include making David Walker’s contributions to ending slavery and life accomplishments better known through a memorial project and a new website.
Featured speakers will include historian Peter P. Hinks, author of a biography of Walker, To Awaken My Afflicted Brethren.
PLEASE RSVP Cara Liasson or call (617) 725-0022 x222
Bring ticket into event for validated parking discount (under Holiday Inn Express on Cambridge Street: $5.00)
For more information please go to the _________
BOSTON MUSEUM & EVENT ADMISSIONS General and Event admission: $5.00; Members and all kids 12 years & under: free.
BOSTON MUSEUM HOURS Monday through Saturday, 10am-4pm
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Author Stephen Kantrowitz
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invite you to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Stephen Kantrowitz 1829 - 1889 Thursday, September 20 at 6pm MAAH Boston Campus
Join us in the African Meeting House as Stephen Kantrowitz discusses his new book, More than Freedom: Fighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 1829-1889, which chronicles the epic struggle to abolish slavery in America through the lives of black and white activists in and around Boston. Stephen Kantrowitz, a native of Brookline, Massachusetts, is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His first book, Ben Tillman and the Reconstruction of White Supremacy, was a New York Times Notable Book that won several scholarly awards.
Book signing and reception followed the program.
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L'Merchie Frazier
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Hidden on Beacon Hill:
Boston's 19th Century Black History
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
FEATURING L'Merchie Frazier Kathryn Grover Plus presentations by Co-sponsored by the Beacon Hill Civic Assocation Experience historic Beacon Hill and learn about the free black community that thrived on the north slope in the 1800s. Visit www.maah.org for an audio tour of the Black Heritage Trail®, |
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Photo: Courtesy of the Cannonball Foundation Will "Cannonball" Jackman "Best Ballplayer |
The History of Black Teams, the Players West Newton Colored Giants 1936 Photo: Courtesy of Historic Newton
Paul Winfield narrates documentary on
Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball'scolor barrier in 1946, black baseball talent blossomed in the Negro Leagues. Baseball buffs still sing the praises of Josh Gibson, counted on to hit 70 homeruns in a season, and Satchel Paige, who pitched over 100 no-hitters in his career, and other top flight players from the Negro Leagues.
and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. Don't miss this unique collection of photographs and equipment of the day, including the uniform of Will "Cannonball" Jackman, referred to as the Admissions / Directions Accessible for all.
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The Museum of African American History is proud to salute extraordinary trailblazers whose remarkable accomplishments uphold the legacy of those 18th and 19th century black patriots whose stalwart commitment to freedom and justice helped build our American democracy.
Attorney & First Lady of the Director of the Harvard Foundation,
Jim Rice Red Sox Hall of Famer
THURSDAY * MAY 3 * 2012
Norman and Tina Lang, JP Morgan Click here to attend or support |
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THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY invites you to
MAAH BOSTON Meet noted photographer Don West and find out how he created these life-sized portraits of community leaders from Boston and beyond. Be sure to catch the critically acclaimed Portraits of Purpose exhibit before it closes. Saturday ● March 31 ● 2012 3:30PM In the newly restored African Meeting House
46 JOY STREET ● BEACON HILL Admission fees apply, unless otherwise noted. Contact MAAH Boston Email • rsvp@maah.org
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THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY invites you to
6:00pm at the Leaders with diverse professional expertise and models for success help shape the conversation about the next generation of leaders. Join us in the historic African Meeting House as we investigate how local empowerment impacts Boston's global footprint. Participants include:
Entrance fees apply / Directions Please confirm your participation: email or phone (617) 725-0022 x222 Photo Credits - GREENIDGE, MASSÓ & MONTGOMERY ABAKA Courtesy of Akiba Abaka & Up You Mighty Race theater company
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'The Accidental Slaveowner'
by Mark Auslander
Auslander is Associate Professor of Anthropology & Museum Studies and director of the Museum of Culture and Environment in RSVP: Please confirm your participation by email or phone (617) 725-0022 x222.
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THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY invites you to
MAAH BOSTON Professor Nathans, author, historian, and one-time fellow Co-sponsored by: the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Museum of
Thursday ● February 23 ● 2012 1:00PM In the newly restored African Meeting House
42 BRATTLE STREET ● CAMBRIDGE
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MAAH BOSTON A Candid Conversation with the Wednesday ● February 8 ● 2012 Newtorking Reception: 6:00PM Program: 7:00PM In the newly restored African Meeting House
46 JOY STREET ● BEACON HILL
Reverend Haynes will provide insight into his life growing up in Boston, 40-year ministry at the historic Twelfth Baptist Church, friendship with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and public service as a state representative. Born of immigrant parents and a former sportswriter, Rev. Haynes joined Twelfth Baptist Church’s ministerial staff in 1951, along with Dr. King, while both were Divinity students in Boston. The esteemed pastor is featured in Don West’s Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute to Leadership Boston, 1980 – 2012, on display at the Museum through March 2012. Admission fees apply.
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THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY invites you to a Book Party WHO'S AFRAID OF POST-BLACKNESS? What it Means to be Black Now
Touré
Foreword by Michael Eric Dyson
THURSDAY ● JANUARY 26 ● 6:00PM View video of entire event here.
46 JOY STREET ● BEACON HILL
Meet the author in the newly restored African Meeting House RECEPTION FOLLOWS IN ABIEL SMITH SCHOOL Over the past two decades, Touré has become a force in journalism, TV, pop culture criticism, and the literary world. And now, he's tackling his toughest subject yet. His new book is a fascinating, entertaining, thought-provoking, sobering, angering, and at times laugh-out-loud examination of what it means to be Black in America today. He draws on interviews with over 100 prominent African-Americans from art to politics to journalism to academia - with words from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Soledad O'Brien - as well as his own thoughts and experiences. "...(Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?) is one of the most
UPCOMING BOSTON EVENTS February ● Black History Month April ● Color of Baseball in Boston Exhibit Opening
UPCOMING NANTUCKET EVENTS January 27, 7pm ● Theatre Workshop and Nantucket Comedy Festival (Nantucket Atheneum) featuring Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon
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Boston Celebrates King
MONDAY ● JANUARY 16 ● 1:00PM The Museum of African American History joins
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180th Anniversary of the (This featured event is on-going)
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, William Lloyd Garrison formed this seminal abolitionist group in the Infant School Room at the Museum of African American History's African Meeting House, now beautifully restored and open to the public once again on Boston's Beacon Hill. <more> On January 6th, 1832, Garrison stated, "We have met tonight in this obscure Schoolhouse; our numbers are few and our influence limited; but mark my prediction, Faneuil Hall shall ere long echo with the principles we have set forth. We shall shake the nation by their mighty power." Take a guided tour of the first anti-slavery church in the United States with a National Park Service Ranger telling stories of Garrison, Fredrick Douglass, Mariah Stewart, and all the men, women, and children who faced great opposition and stood as a united force for freedom. Walk in the footsteps of these abolitionist giants and see how the pristine restoration has returned the African Meeting House, considered the Black Faneuil Hall, to its 1855 appearance and to an ideal venue for civil discussion about social and economic issues of the day, intimate theater, concerts, weddings, and other special events . Help us pay tribute to leaders — then and now — who dedicated themselves to shaking the nation and creating a better world. Browse Don West's critically acclaimed "Portraits of Purpose" exhibit, featuring current innovators and pioneers who follow Garrison's leadership example. MAAH HOURS: MAAH ENTRANCE FEES APPLY: |
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2011 Events
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THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
Presents AMERICAN UPRISING: New York Times Best Seller Wednesday, November 9, 2011, With Author A native of Washington, DC and graduate of Harvard College, Rasmussen has always been passionate about investigative journalism. His book is based upon his college thesis that won Harvard’s top undergraduate academic honor. Admission: $5 adults; $3 students and seniors Co-sponsored by
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October 12, 2011
BLACK GOTHAM with Dr. Carla L. Peterson Abiel Smith School Dr. Carla L. Peterson, professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park will read from and sign her book, Black Gotham. Part detective tale, part social and cultural narrative, Black Gotham is Peterson's riveting account of her quest to reconstruct the lives of her nineteenth-century ancestors. As she shares their stories and those of their friends, neighbors, and business associates, she illuminates the greater history of African-American elites in New York City. Black Gotham won Honorable Mention in the 2011 New York Book Festival Biography/Autobiography Category. Yale University Press. Admission: $5 adults; $3 students and seniors Books available at Museum Store
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SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE MUSEUM DAY 10:00 am – 4:00 pm The Museum of African American History is participating in the Annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. FREE ADMISSION for one person plus a guest. Go to http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ to download your ticket for free admission to the Museum on September 24, 2011 and receive a 10% discount in our Museum Store. |
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September 17, 2011 PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION The Museum of African American History is happy to be participating in the First Annual Partners in Preservation Open House Day along with 13 other of Greater Boston’s incredible historic sites. Visit the Abiel Smith School at 46 Joy Street, Boston to experience our exhibition, Treasures from the Collections, view our video, Building on a Firm Foundation, and walk the Black Heritage Trail®. FREE TOTE BAGS FOR THE FIRST 100 VISITORS Thanks to all of you who voted for us during the competition in 2009, the Museum of African American History was a proud recipient of a $100,000 grant from Partners in Preservation. Partners in Preservation is program of American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation formed to increase the public’s awareness of the importance of historic preservation in the United States and to preserve America’s historic and cultural places. Plan to visit some of the other Partners in Preservation sites hosting Open Houses on September 17. BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE SITES SUBURBAN SITES |
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Celebrating Challenges and Champions:
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." These words of Martin Luther King, Jr., himself borrowing from 19th century abolitionist Theodore Parker, continue to resonate with experience. During our Celebration of Champions and Challenges, we will explore this arc as it passed from Charles Hamilton Houston to Thurgood Marshall in the 20th century and continues to bend toward justice today. We will hear personally from those with direct knowledge and experience of the champions and their challenges and others who can guide us going forward. Registration is Free - Click here |
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PRESENTS An Interview and Book Signing with THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 6:00pm PRE-PURCHASE THE BOOK online FOR MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT AND PRIORITY SEATING. Books will be available for pick up one hour prior to program. Books also available for purchase at Please RSVP at rsvp@maah.org
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The presents A reading and book signing event for Dr. Elise Lemire, the Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor of Literature at Purchase College, SUNY, and her book Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts (2009). "Today Walden Woods is preserved as a place for visitors to commune with nature. Lemire, who grew up two miles from Walden Pond, reminds us that this was a black space before it was an internationally known green space. Black Walden preserves the legacy of the people who strove against all odds to overcome slavery and segregation." |
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Dr. John D. Warner |
The Annual Meeting
of the Museum of African American History Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:30pm Reception & 6:00pm Meeting 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill Guest Speaker: Dr. John D. Warner
Crossed Sabres: A History of the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, an African American Regiment in the Civil War Parking will be available for $5 at the Charles River Plaza parking garage, under the Holiday Inn on Cambridge Street. Please bring ticket for validation. Please RSVP for this event at RSVP@maah.org |
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Harriet Tubman
Lois Horton Historian & Author |
Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m. Boston African American National Historic Site and the Museum of African American History present
Harriet Tubman Join us as historian and author Lois Horton talks about her upcoming book on the legendary Underground Railroad leader, Harriet Tubman. This is the third program in our Civil War Lecture series scheduled for Winter/Spring 2011.
For more information, please visit www.nps.gov/boaf Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BAANHS or You can also call us at (617)742-5415. |
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Free and Open to the Public Friends of Dudley Branch Library 65 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
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THE BLACK GOLD DOLL CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND
Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Meet members of the Black Gold Doll Club and their dolls Light refreshments will be served |
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Edmund Barry Gaither |
Reception at 5:30 pm Program at 6:00 pm The Museum of African American History Presents Allan Crite, A Boston TreasurewithEdmund Barry GaitherIf you missed the program or want to experience it again, view the video - click here. Museum of African American History
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Frederick Douglass |
Thursday, February 17th at 6 p.m. Boston African American National Historic Site and the Museum of African American History present
The Remarkable Life of Frederick Douglass Join us as local author Stephen Kendrick discusses the remarkable life of Frederick Douglass, one of the most important abolitionist and civil rights activists in our nation’s history. Reverend Kendrick will also speak about the origins of Black History Month as part of his presentation. He is the co-author of Douglass and Lincoln: How a Revolutionary Black Leader & a Reluctant Liberator Struggled to End Slavery & Save the Union and Sarah's Long Walk: How the Free Blacks of Boston and their Struggle for Equality Changed America. This is the third program in our Civil War Lecture series scheduled for Winter/Spring 2011.
For more information, please visit www.nps.gov/boaf Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BAANHS or You can also call us at (617)742-5415. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. with Coretta Scott King, Yolanda Denise King 1956 |
A Day of Celebration Honoring Monday, January 17, 2011 Presented by The Museum of African American History,
Featuring A Tribute Concert by the Intensive Community Program Honored Guest Speaker Nikki Giovanni And Readings From the Speeches and Writings of Dr. King by: Phillip Clay Chancellor at MIT Judge Roderick Ireland Chief Justice Rena Clark Partner, GenNx360 |
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Charles Sumner (1811 - 1874) |
The Museum of African American History and the Boston African American National Historic Site present The Meaning and Legacy of Charles Sumner January 20, 2011 at 6 p.m. Museum of African American History's Abiel Smith School From his humble roots on Beacon Hill, to his pioneering civil rights work as United States Senator, Charles Sumner helped define the era of the American Civil War. Almost killed on the floor of the Senate for his uncompromising views, Sumner helped to bring about the downfall of slavery and forge a new birth of American freedom. Join us as we celebrate the 200 th anniversary of Sumner's birth with a program by Harvard Professor John Stauffer who will be discussing his upcoming biography of this influential statesman from Massachusetts. Admission: Museum Members - Free, Adults - $5. 13-17 years old, and 62 years and over - $3. RSVP: 617.725.0022 ext. 222 or rsvp@maah.org |
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