How Black resistance stole Christmas
During the holiday season, enslaved Africans often plotted escapes, acts of defiance and violent insurrections during the holidays.
Source: thegrio.com
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Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Brookline Village
Long overshadowed by Coolidge Corner, Brookline Village is Brookline’s other commercial neighborhood, home to wonderful restaurants, one-of-a-kind shops, parks, and one of the nation’s premier puppet theaters. Our guide offers suggestions for where to visit.
Source: bu.edu
The Recorder - Mass Humanities awards $135K to Pioneer Valley cultural organizations
Mass Humanities has awarded nearly $135,000 in grants to eight Pioneer Valley organizations to support projects sharing the stories of underrepresented people and communities, from a formerly enslaved couple who escaped the U.S. South to today’s...
Source: recorder.com
Underground Railroad exhibit shows how travelers reached freedom
A new exhibit at the B&O Railroad Museum examines the Underground Railroad through the eyes of those who traveled it to freedom.
Source: wbaltv.com
Stories of racial passing, from the pages of Nella Larsen to Detroit's upper class
For some Black people in the 19th and 20th centuries, "passing" meant living part or all of your life as non-Black. Recent creative works — Lovecraft Country, Passing, and The Vanishing Half — have brought the idea of passing back to the forefront. This month on Stateside, we discuss the life of a Detroiter who passed as white in the '40s and return to historical, pop culture references to passing in America.
Source: michiganradio.org