The Robbins House on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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How a forgotten Black activist fueled a California city’s racial reckoning – Los Angeles Times
Sometimes simple calendar items are the introduction to a really good story. Such was the case of teacher and activist Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark and a small notice about the Altadena Historical Society’s Juneteenth celebration of her courageous but little-known life.
Robbins House Family Trees Exhibit Debut
With the support of MassHumanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a new exhibit was introduced in the…
How we got the story of Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark and her courageous, unsung life – Los Angeles Times
So look at you Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark — dead 129 years but still staring down injustice.
California Senate Certificate of Appreciation Awarded to The Robbins House
In celebrating Juneteenth with a ceremony to install a marker on Concord civil rights activist Ellen G.J. Clark’s gravesite in…
Harvard Artist-in-Residence Creates Dance about Freedom and Ownership of Property and Self
Nailah Randall-Bellinger, choreographer and commissioned artist in residence at Harvard University, is creating a dance that focuses on the African American experience within the context of freedom and ownership of property and self.
African American History of Concord Bike Tour
Tours are available through the Concord Visitor Center Call 978-318-3061 or email visitors@concordma.gov to request your date and time. Adults…
The ‘Rosa Parks of Concord MA,’ discovered in an unmarked grave in Altadena 129 years after her death – Los Angeles Times Video Report
Repost from the LA Times By Jorge Garcia July 26, 2021 11:30 AM PT It was recently revealed that Ellen Garrison…
Bemis Lecture on the Slavery History of Lincoln MA by Elise Lemire
This Bemis Lecture, co-sponsored by the Lincoln Historical Society, was given on the first Juneteenth observed as a federal holiday. The lecture was given on Zoom due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Note that the images shown are subject to copyright.
