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Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era

Sat, Apr 11

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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. 

Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era
Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era

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


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