Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era
Sat, Apr 11
|Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public
A 30-minute interactive edutainment workshop, geared towards students in grades K–8 and their families, exploring Boston’s Colonial period through British, colonist, and Black perspectives.


Time & Location
Apr 11, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public, 149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
About the event
Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era
Saturday, April 11 | 1:00–1:30PM & 1:30-2:00PM
Roxbury Public Library – Community Room
149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Free! RSVP
Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era is a 30-minute interactive edutainment workshop, geared towards students in grades K–8 and their families, exploring Boston’s Colonial period through British, colonist, and Black perspectives. Part of the larger “History of Boston Through the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) Perspectives” series, through storytelling, music, and hands-on participation, students will learn how history looks different depending on whose voices are included
