Hidden History of Black Boston: 400 Years in 90 Minutes

Name: Hidden History of Black Boston: 400 Years in 90 Minutes
Start: 2025-02-07T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-07T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 284 State St

Schedule

Fri Feb 07 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

284 State St | Quincy, MA

Join our Sankofa cohort for a 90 minute presentation on the “Hidden History of Black Boston: 400 Years in 90 Minutes.”
About this Event

Join UniteBoston's Sankofa cohort for a 90 minute presentation on the “Hidden History of Black Boston: 400 Years in 90 Minutes.” They will review African 'roots’, emerging Boston/the slave system and how Black folks lived, organized and kept community, and the threads of this we can see today, with a particular focus on the role of Christian communities in perpetuating or resisting slavery.

4:00 to 5:30pm - "Hidden History of Black Boston: 400 Years in 90 Minutes" Presentation by Reidren

5:30 to 6:30pm - You’re invited to join our cohort for dinner afterwards as we talk together about what we have learned and how we all might strengthen one another in this work moving forward

This presentation and dinner will be taking place at a retreat house at 284 State Street, Quincy MA 02169. Street parking is available.

Friends and colleagues are welcome; please have everyone register!