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As we look to Thanksgiving this week, we acknowledge that the stories we often tell about the first Thanksgiving may not be entirely accurate.
Learn more in our recent Members' View event with David Silverman, Professor of History at George Washington University and author of "This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving."
WATCH NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLYXxu4t7Js
Please join us for a Members' View with David Silverman, a Professor of History at George Washington University who is one of the main scholarly advisors for...
Get out of your house and into ours!
Revolutionary Spaces is now on demand - explore our options for safe, socially-distanced visits to two of the nation's most important historic sites, Boston's Old State House and Old South Meeting House.
#MaskUpMA and explore history in your own backyard!
LEARN MORE: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/whats-on/on-demand/
You and your small group can enjoy a safe and personalized experience of Revolutionary Spaces.
Announcing a free virtual performance of THE PETITION on Thurs, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. ET!
Join us to relive this short play - originally performed in the Old State House's Council Chamber - that centers on an anti-slavery petition put forward by abolitionist and free Black man Prince Hall.
THE PETITION was written by Cliff Odle, and will be performed live via Zoom by Alex Jacobs and Stephen Sampson.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/11/19/petition-virtual-performance/
DEC 17: This remote version of the performance originally staged in the Old State House’s Council Chamber will include a talk-back session with the actors.
Like all of us, poets are citizens navigating a time of great political upheaval, and drawing on the tools of their trade to create a more just and equitable world.
Join us this Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2pm ET for Poetry as a Force for Change: A Conversation with Marge Piercy!
REGISTER HERE: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/11/04/marge-piercy/
A conversation with poet and novelist Marge Piercy about the role of artists and writers in politically perilous times.
Calling artists of all kinds! This December, join us for a riveting workshop series to explore the life and legacy of Phillis Wheatley Peters, America's first published Black woman poet, and long-time congregant of Old South Meeting House. Through these workshops, we hope participants come away with their own personal connection to Miss Phillis and her work.
These workshops are inspired by "The Age of Phillis,” a lyrical new work by poet and writer Dr. Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, who imagines Phillis Wheatley Peters, America’s first published Black woman poet, “as a human being who lived and loved while making her mark on history.”
Like Dr. Jeffers, participants will ground their creative process in the history by exploring primary sources and scholarly works about Peters. From there, participants will craft their own responses to her life in forms that may include writing, art, and performance concepts.
This project is supported by the 400 Years of African-American History Commission.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/wheatley-workshop/
This Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5pm ET, our friends at Rose Art Museum are hosting "Yesterday's Tomorrow: Activating History Today" where artist lauren woods and Maria Madison, Founder and Co-President of the The Robbins House will amplify less visible narratives, threads of Massachusetts history that sit outside the lens through which this past has been conventionally presented and remembered.
Part of this event will explore "Crispus in July" - a postponed public art project by lauren woods, commissioned by Revolutionary Spaces. "Crispus in July" was curated by the fantastic team at Now and There Inc!
Learn more and register: https://www.brandeis.edu/rose/programs/2020/yesterdays-tomorrow-activating-history-today.html
We're getting excited for this week's exploration of the life and legacy of Phillis Wheatley Peters with Honoree Fanonne Jeffers!
Learn more about Professor Jeffers' journey with Phillis, then register for Looking for Miss Phillis: Finding the Woman Inside the Icon on Thurs, Nov. 19 at .7pm ET.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/11/03/looking-for-miss-phillis/
http://commonplace.online/article/the-age-of-phillis/
And then, I got hooked on Phillis Wheatley—even though I still wasn't sure whether I liked her poetry or not.
Update on the Eagle & Scrolls! Sending a huge thank you to Clark Fine Art for helping us preserve this incredible historic structure!
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Our beloved “Eagle & Scrolls” was taken down from the Old State House this morning for preservation efforts.
A huge thank you to Clark Fine Art for their assistance in preserving this important historic sculpture!
While our doors may be closed for public walk-up visits, we are open for a variety of virtual programs, including an upcoming exclusive virtual tour for our members!
Become a member, then join us on Wed, Nov. 18 at 5:30pm ET for the "Massacre & Memory" tour, led by historian (and our Director of Visitor Experience & Content Development) Matt Wilding.
LEARN MORE: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/11/03/members-view-massacre-memory/
Massacre & Memory explores the complicated history of the Boston Massacre.
Join us TOMORROW for Monumental Attucks!
REGISTER HERE: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/10/23/monumental-attucks-event/
They were called hoodlums, rioters, and ruffians, but their memorial still stands.
Join us on Tues, Nov. 10, at 3pm ET for Monumental Attucks, where we'll discuss the Boston Massacre monument on Boston Common, and reflect on how monuments bring us together and when they drive us apart.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/10/23/monumental-attucks-event/
Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet, writer, and long-time member of the Old South Meeting House congregation.
Join us on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7pm ET for "Looking for Miss Phillis: Finding the Woman Inside the Icon" to explore Miss Phillis's legacy with the award-winning Honoree Fanonne Jeffers.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/11/03/looking-for-miss-phillis/
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NOV 19: Poet, essayist and novelist Honorée Fanonne Jeffers will discuss her journey to write a book of poetry on the life and times of Phillis Wheatley Peters.
They were called hoodlums, rioters, and ruffians, but their memorial still stands.
Join us on Tues, Nov. 10, at 3pm ET for Monumental Attucks, where we'll discuss the Boston Massacre monument on Boston Common, and reflect on how monuments bring us together and when they drive us apart.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/10/23/monumental-attucks-event/
Have you voted already? Or do you plan to vote in person tomorrow?
Whatever your voting plan, we hope you'll get out there and exercise your right to vote if you can.
Visit vote.gov for all the resources!
Happy Halloween! We hope you and yours have a safe and festive holiday!
To celebrate, check out this short story from New England's own Nathaniel Hawthorne. In "The Gray Champion," a ghost of Boston's past comes to King Street to remind the townspeople of their sacrifices on behalf of democracy. http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/mirror_eldritch/gray.html
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Poetry as a Force for Change: A Conversation with Marge Piercy has been POSTPONED until Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2pm ET.
Please register here! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CkghZD6YR8KhZd7KnkL0eg
Imagining Attucks explored how Attucks has been interpreted through the years and grappled with the challenges that come with portraying Attucks.
Panelists included:
-- Rasheed Walters, a Boston-based social entrepreneur and historical re-enactor who has played Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre re-enactment
-- Miranda ADEkoje, Boston-based playwright, currently writing I Am This Place, a new short play about Crispus Attucks commissioned by Revolutionary Spaces and produced by Plays in Place.
-- Mitch Kachun, Professor Emeritus of History at Western Michigan University, and author of First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory
Learn more about #ReflectingAttucks at https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/exhibits/reflecting-attucks/.
"Every moment does not need to be stuffed. Silence is a fullness, not a vacuum. One advantage of age is to be able to learn the secrets of an empty room."
Join us in conversation with critically acclaimed author Marge Piercy on Sun, Nov. 1, at 2pm ET.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/conversation-marge-piercy/
Join us this week for a lineup of incredible virtual events on Zoom!
Wed, Oct. 28, at 7pm ET: Writing Plays of the Past and Future: A Conversation with Dream Boston Playwrights, in partnership with Huntington Theatre Company and WBUR CitySpace
Thurs, Oct. 29, at 6:30pm ET: Finding a Voice without the Vote: 18th Century
Sun, Nov. 1, at 2pm ET: Poetry as a Force for Change: A Conversation with Marge Piercy
Learn more and register via our website!
https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/
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We've been big fans of Patrick Gabridge for years now, and we're thrilled to see his new audio play come to life through Huntington Theatre Company's Dream Boston series!
You might know Patrick's work through Blood on the Snow and Cato & Dolly at the Old State House. His new short audio play involves two friends and a late-night visit to the Old State House on the anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 2025.
Listen now! https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/season/upcoming/dream-boston/echoes/
Echoes by Patrick Gabridge, directed by Rosalind Bevan, featuring actors Omar Robinson and Rachel Cognata; two friends make a late-night visit to the Old State House on the anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 2025.
Join us TOMORROW for Demanding Freedom: Attucks and the Abolition Movement. Register here:
https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/attucks-abolition-movement/
OCT 20, 4PM Zoom Panel Register Please note that by registering to attend this event, you will be added to Revolutionary Spaces’ mailing and newsletter list. You are able to opt out at any time. Thank you! Demanding Freedom: Attucks and the Abolition Movement reflects on how 19th century abolition...
Attucks and the Politics of Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England reflected on the political conversations that were taking place around the time of the Boston Massacre among white colonists and the African- and Native-descended communities. The Revolutionary period is most often associated with colonists arguing for their rights as British subjects to tax themselves under a locally elected government, but that is only part of the story. Blacks were also seeking to make the case for liberty to end the practice of slavery, while Native peoples continued to reclaim their sovereignty after more than a century of colonial expansion.
Panelists included:
-- Chris Newell, Executive Director and Senior Partner to Wabanaki Nations for the Smithsonian-affiliate Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, and a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township
-- Chernoh Sesay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University, currently writing a book titled "Black Boston and the Making of African-American Freemasonry: Leadership, Religion, and Community in Early America"
-- Serena Zabin, Professor of History, at Carleton College and the author of "The Boston Massacre: A Family History," released this past March in time for the 250th anniversary of the Massacre.
-- David Silverman, Professor of History at The George Washington University, and author of "This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and Troubled History of Thanksgiving"
Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Today we rededicate ourselves to sharing an inclusive history of our nation's founding, as we reflect on Crispus Attucks's connection to Native communities in New England.
LEARN MORE in #ReflectingAttucks: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/exhibits/reflecting-attucks/reflecting-attucks-man-many-worlds/reflecting-attucks-native-peoples/
By the time of Attucks’s birth around 1723, Native people knew that contact with colonists more often led to danger rather than safety. Portuguese, Dutch, and English ships began arriving in North America in the 1500s, and about a century had passed since the Mayflower arrived on Wampanoag land...
As we look to #IndigenousPeoplesDay tomorrow, we recognize Native people's many contributions to our nation, & their ongoing struggle for sovereignty.
We discuss in Attucks & the Politics of Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England.
WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/8ogiKkHGcfY
Attucks and the Politics of Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England reflects on the political conversations that were taking place around the t...
In Boston, William Cooper Nell (1816-1874) and other abolitionists revived Crispus Attucks's legacy in their fight to end slavery. They presented Attucks as the first martyr of the Revolution who died fighting for liberty. The image resonated powerfully in a nation that placed millions of African Americans in bondage despite its stated ideal of freedom.
Learn more in the "Fighting for Freedom" section of #ReflectingAttucks, then join us for Demanding Freedom: Attucks and the Abolition Movement on Oct. 20.
https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/exhibits/reflecting-attucks/reflecting-attucks-fighting-for-change/reflecting-attucks-fighting-for-freedom/
By the mid-19th century, new federal laws and Supreme Court decisions tightened slavery’s grip on the nation. Across the United States, the future of slavery was hotly debated, and soon the nation was embroiled in the Civil War. In Boston, William Cooper Nell (1816-1874) and other abolitionists...
The question persists: How can a nation enslave and brutalize a people who have fought and died for American liberty?
Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 4pm ET for Demanding Freedom: Attucks and the Abolition Movement, where we'll place the work of 19th century abolitionists into a contemporary setting by reflecting on the obstacles that persist to today when Americans are asked to live up to the founding promises of freedom and liberty for all.
REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/attucks-abolition-movement/
We're looking forward to celebrating Indigenous People's Day on Monday! Our friends at Upstander Project and Boston Athenæum are hosting Dawnland & Dear Georgina // Indigenous Peoples' Day Online Film Screening + Live Filmmaker Q & A. These films are not to be missed!
Register now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dawnland-and-dear-georgina-online-film-screening-live-filmmaker-q-a-tickets-116651488743
Upstander Project presents the Emmy Award winning film DAWNLAND and DEAR GEORGINA + a live Q & A
Join us on Tuesday for History At Play, LLC's "I Now Pronounce You Lucy Stone!"
Suitable for all ages, this live virtual theatrical performance tells the story of Lucy Stone, the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree, a fierce abolitionist, and women’s rights activist.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tauAVJDMSjW5pbCevNLPEA
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Tea Party Tonight! premieres live on Facebook and YouTube tomorrow, Dec. 16 at 7:30pm ET! RSVP to get the link when we go live: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/12/03/tea-party-tonight/
Just over 250 years ago, Bostonians looked for a path forward after five men were killed by British troops at the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, just as we now look for a path forward through the current public health crisis. In the wake of the Boston Massacre, community leaders stood up at Old South Meeting House to commemorate their fallen neighbors and inspire change through rousing speeches. 🗣️ Now we want to hear from YOU. This March 5, we invite you to follow in the footsteps of Revolutionary Era Bostonians by making a speech (or song, poem, you name it) that helps transform grief into a call for change. During this event on March 5, 2021, "Finding Community and Hope in Loss," we will broadcast speeches by community members remembering their loss and urging us all to take action on a difficult problem. LEARN MORE: www.revolutionaryspaces.org/march5
They were called hoodlums, rioters, and ruffians, but their memorial still stands. Join us on Tues, Nov. 10, at 3pm ET for Monumental Attucks, where we'll discuss the Boston Massacre monument on Boston Common, and reflect on how monuments bring us together and when they drive us apart. REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/10/23/monumental-attucks-event/
Imagining Attucks explored how Attucks has been interpreted through the years and grappled with the challenges that come with portraying Attucks. Panelists included: -- Rasheed Walters, a Boston-based social entrepreneur and historical re-enactor who has played Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre re-enactment -- Miranda ADEkoje, Boston-based playwright, currently writing I Am This Place, a new short play about Crispus Attucks commissioned by Revolutionary Spaces and produced by Plays in Place. -- Mitch Kachun, Professor Emeritus of History at Western Michigan University, and author of First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory Learn more about #ReflectingAttucks at https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/exhibits/reflecting-attucks/.
"Every moment does not need to be stuffed. Silence is a fullness, not a vacuum. One advantage of age is to be able to learn the secrets of an empty room." Join us in conversation with critically acclaimed author Marge Piercy on Sun, Nov. 1, at 2pm ET. REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/conversation-marge-piercy/
Attucks and the Politics of Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England reflected on the political conversations that were taking place around the time of the Boston Massacre among white colonists and the African- and Native-descended communities. The Revolutionary period is most often associated with colonists arguing for their rights as British subjects to tax themselves under a locally elected government, but that is only part of the story. Blacks were also seeking to make the case for liberty to end the practice of slavery, while Native peoples continued to reclaim their sovereignty after more than a century of colonial expansion. Panelists included: -- Chris Newell, Executive Director and Senior Partner to Wabanaki Nations for the Smithsonian-affiliate Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, and a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township -- Chernoh Sesay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University, currently writing a book titled "Black Boston and the Making of African-American Freemasonry: Leadership, Religion, and Community in Early America" -- Serena Zabin, Professor of History, at Carleton College and the author of "The Boston Massacre: A Family History," released this past March in time for the 250th anniversary of the Massacre. -- David Silverman, Professor of History at The George Washington University, and author of "This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and Troubled History of Thanksgiving"
The question persists: How can a nation enslave and brutalize a people who have fought and died for American liberty? Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 4pm ET for Demanding Freedom: Attucks and the Abolition Movement, where we'll place the work of 19th century abolitionists into a contemporary setting by reflecting on the obstacles that persist to today when Americans are asked to live up to the founding promises of freedom and liberty for all. REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/attucks-abolition-movement/
"Attucks: A Man of Many Worlds" unpacks what we know about Crispus Attucks’s time and place. He lived in a world where many people were descended from both Native and African peoples that had much in common, including enslavement at the hands of white colonists. With this background, Attucks would have had a deep understanding of British oppression, and how his community fought back. And as a mariner going through the port of Boston, he would have encountered people both black and white making the case for liberty and freedom in louder and more certain terms. Panelists include: Kerri Greenidge, Mellon Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora at Tufts University, and author of "Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter" Jared Hardesty, Associate Professor of History at Western Washington University, and author of "Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England" Chris Newell, Executive Director and Senior Partner to Wabanaki Nations for the Smithsonian-affiliate Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine, and a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township Learn more about Attucks and his background here: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/exhibits/reflecting-attucks/reflecting-attucks-man-many-worlds/
Join us next Tues, Sept. 29, at 4pm ET for Imagining Attucks, where we'll discuss the challenges that come with bringing Crispus Attucks to life by drawing on the historical record to create a well-rounded portrayal of the man who helped spark the American Revolution. Panelists include: --- Rasheed Walters, a Boston-based social entrepreneur and historical re-enactor who has played Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre re-enactment --- Miranda ADEkoje, a Boston-based playwright, currently writing I Am This Place, a new short play about Crispus Attucks commissioned by Revolutionary Spaces and produced by Plays in Place. --- Mitch Kachun, Professor Emeritus of History at Western Michigan University, and author of First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/imagining-attucks/
Join us TOMORROW, Sept. 22 at 4pm ET for @Attucks and the Politics of Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England. REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/attucks-politics-liberty-sovereignty/
What was Crispus Attucks fighting for? He is often called the first man to die for American independence, but what had he seen, what had he experienced, that made him take action the night of the #BostonMassacre? Our next #ReflectingAttucks virtual panel - Attucks and the Politics of Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England - looks at the politics and environment that would have shaped Attucks's worldview, to understand what liberty may have meant to him. REGISTER NOW: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/events/attucks-politics-liberty-sovereignty/
Over the course of several months, #ReflectingAttucks provides a ground-breaking look at Crispus Attucks - a man of African and Native descent, who was the first to die at the Boston Massacre. The time has never been more relevant to reflect on the "first martyr of liberty" as our nation grapples with the vital role that protest and resistance play in American democracy and with the historical roots of inequality, particularly for Black and Indigenous communities. Join the conversation: www.RevolutionarySpaces.org/ReflectingAttucks Video narration by Charles Coe.
Late last week, a small group of us gathered to hear poet, writer, teacher, performer, and Revolutionary Spaces board member Charles Coe perform several poems related to life, memory, and loss. Poetry often helps us put words to emotions we may not otherwise be able to express, and convening to hear these words together brings an opportunity to reflect on what we're going through and where we go from here. Watch here as Charles performs two of his original poems, "Love in the Time of Corona" and "Something in the Wind." The full text of both poems can be found on our website, here: https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/04/30/poetry-in-the-time-of-corona/ #NationalPoetryMonth
It's already been six weeks since we had to postpone our reimagining of Dr. Joseph Warren's 1775 Massacre oration at Old South Meeting House, but that doesn't mean we can't learn more about Dr. Warren and his life, or in this case, his death. Hear more from Revolutionary Spaces educator Katie Livingston about how Joseph Warren died at the Battle of Bunker Hill in today's virtual talk. Image credits: Image 1: Artist Reproduction of “Portrait of Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley (1765)” by Katie Livingston Image 2: “The Death of General Joseph Warren at the Battle of Bunker’s Hill” by John Trumbull, dated between 1815 and 1831 Image 3: Skull of Dr. Joseph Warren - from the index of pictures from “Founding Martyr” by Christian di Spigna, courtesy of Massachusetts Historical Society.
Today for #NationalPoetryMonth, we're highlighting Julia Ward Howe's poem "The Old South." This poem was written for an 1877 volume of poetry created as a fundraiser for Old South Meeting House in its early days as a nonprofit. Watch as Nancy Taylor - Senior Minister & CEO of Old South Church in Boston and Revolutionary Spaces board member - reads "The Old South."
#ThrowbackThursday to just over one month ago when we were gathered together at Old South Meeting House to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre. Like Bostonians before us, we're now living in an "in between" time. Bostonians before us lived through "before the Boston Massacre" and "after the Boston Massacre," just as we're now living through the "in between" of "before COVID," and "after COVID." It's imperative we remember the past to better understand the world we're living in today to help build a more just and equitable future for tomorrow.
We may have cat videos, Netflix, and Zoom to keep us occupied in these times of physical distancing and quarantine. But how much do you know about how 18th century Bostonians responded to illness? Take a look at our newest blog post where we talk about how six prominent Bostonians - including Dr. Joseph Warren, Paul Revere, Dorothy Quincy Hancock, John and Abigail Adams, and Dr. Thomas Young - reacted to illness in their lives. https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2020/04/06/how-the-18th-century-responded-to-illness-before-netflix-and-zoom/ How are you and your loved ones managing isolation and physical distancing? Tell us in the comments!
"If you're worried about your community and wonder how public history can help." We're with you. #AFuture4ThePast Find out more via: http://afuture4thepast.com. The primary purpose of #AFuture4thePast is to foster a community of museum and public history professionals for advice, information, and shared experiences during an uncertain time for us all.
#ThrowbackThursday to our March 5 Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre at Old South Meeting House. We were honored to have Dr. Ted Landsmark read a remembrance of Crispus Attucks - a man of African and Native descent, who was the first person to die at the Boston Massacre. Listen as Dr. Landsmark narrates the events of the night of March 5, 1770, and how Attucks ended up in front of the Old State House that night.
#ThrowbackThursday - Watch Tanisha Sullivan, president of the NAACP Boston Branch, talk about self-determination and how Bostonians of all races came together for that common cause. Thank you to WGBH Forum Network for helping us relive these moments when we were together at Old South Meeting House on March 5, 2020, commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre.
“Your name Revolutionary Spaces says it all - something that is really important. A revolutionary history isn’t just about the past, it inspires Boston to be a revolution today, for medical treatments that heal people, for leading the fight in social justice.” Hear more from our mayor Marty Walsh about how Boston’s diverse communities made it the city it is today. #BostonMassacre250
We are LIVE at the Old South Meeting House, sharing stories of the victims of the #BostonMassacre and exploring how we use our memories of the past to build our future.
"I think what's most exciting is an opportunity to reach new audiences and to bring people together with us to have a conversation about what this history means and how it can serve us moving forward."
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