Ellen Garrison: Educator, Social Justice Advocate, Daughter of Concord — with Maria Madison and Kerri Greenidge
Tuesday, August 21th • Part of the Concord Museum’s “People of Concord” Summer Series
Tuesday, August 21th • Part of the Concord Museum’s “People of Concord” Summer Series
August 27th, 2018 • The Robbins House • Moderated by RH Interpreter Mary-Wren vanderWilden • Written by Robbins House Intern Emma Hodgdon
The Woburn Public Library sponsored a panel presentation and discussion of recent research into the lives of free and enslaved Black people in early Middlesex County.
Inspired by reading Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts by Elise Lemire, the Central Ohio Underground Railroad Study Group visited the Robbins House on July 11th.
We were rained out, rained out again, and nearly rained out a third time for our program On Brister’s Hill…
“To a certain extent, we do live in a bubble here,” Rob said, “not only at Middlesex, but also in Concord. I am very hopeful that we can gently expand that bubble and have more difficult conversations about culture, history and race. And, in the process, become more empathetic and understanding of those around us.”