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Martin Luther King, Jr. with Coretta Scott King, Yolanda Denise King 1956 Dan Weiner (1919-1959) |
A Day of Celebration Honoring Presented by The Museum of African American History, Featuring A Tribute Concert by the Intensive Community Program Honored Guest Speaker Sonia Sanchez And Readings From the Speeches and Writings of Dr. King by: Sam Cornish Boston's Poet Laureate Swanee Hunt Former U.S. Ambassador to Austria Richard L. Taylor Board Chairman Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts |
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Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words Saturday, October 3, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
The Museum is co-convener of this town hall “to build and strengthen bridges between community and national leaders committed to making sure that everyone has an equal opportunity at education.” To be held at Northeastern University and sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Includes student presentations and panel discussion featuring Hill Harper, actor & author. Partner: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission |
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Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman |
Reinvented Lives A Lecture and Book-Signing by Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Africana Studies, Bowdoin College; Professor of English and American Studies, Occidental College. Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Harriet Wilson & Amelia Johnson
In the recently released 150th anniversary edition of Wilson’s Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859), Foreman and her co-editor “managed to pick up one of the coldest trails in 19th-century African American studies” and to detail Wilson’s intriguing life as an entrepreneur and then as Boston’s “earnest and eloquent colored medium.” In her archival work, Foreman has also unearthed the role the “demure” author Amelia Johnson played in radical legal and educational rights. Both Wilson’s and Johnson’s work are featured in Foreman’s latest book, Activist Sentiments: Reading Black Women in the Nineteenth Century. Both books will be available for purchase. |
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From Iowa to the White House August 27 to September 1, 2009 Cousen Rose Gallery The historic photos showcased are the work of award winning Boston Globe columnist and noted photojournalist, Derrick Z. Jackson, who traced President Obama’s epic journey from the campaign trail to his first Press Conference in the White House. |
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Museum of African American History Living Legends Awards Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Awards Ceremony 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception, Live Music and Dancing at 7:30pm University of Massachusetts Boston - Campus Center The Museum of African American History salutes
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| Magic from the Past: A magic show featuring Robert A. Olson, Historical Conjurer Saturday, May 30, 2009, 2:00 pm Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston Wearing white pantaloons and a long tailcoat, Robert Olson will recreate the nineteenth century magic of black entrepreneur and magician Richard Potter (c.1783-1835). Richard Potter is featured in the Museum’s latest exhibition, Black Entrepreneurs of the 18th and 19th Centuries open until September 30, 2009. |
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Black Entrepreneurs of the 18th and 19th Centuries Opening Reception Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Museum of African American History, 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston Black Entrepreneurs of the 18th and 19th Centuries is the Museum’s new exhibition, developed in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The exhibit features 40 African American entrepreneurs from the Colonial Period through the 19th century. The exhibition will run through September 30, 2009. |
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| Is That Your Child? Thursday, May 7, 2009, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Museum of African American History 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston Marion Kilson and Florence Ladd, authors of the book, Is That Your Child?, will read from their book and discuss their research into the lives of mothers with biracial children. Following the reading, the authors will sign their book. Books will be for sale in the Museum Store. |
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Celebrating the life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra's Intensive Community Program January 19, 2009 Family Concert Enjoy the musical talents of a group of young people from the Intensive Community Program. Delight in the orchestral sounds of gospel, spirituals, classical music and hear readings from the speeches of Dr. King.
Faneuil Hall, Boston RSVP: 617-725-0022 ext. 25 or RSVP@MAAH.ORG
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