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Songs of Freedom with The Marian Anderson String Quartet

Rochambeau Library 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United States

Join us for a talk and performance by the Marian Anderson String Quartet. Presented by the Brown Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and the Providence Community Library.

FREE

The Mapmaker’s Children Book Talk with Author Sarah McCoy

Carmichael Auditorium 85 Waterman Street , Providence, RI, United States

Join the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice in partnership with Reading with Robin for the launch of the novel The Mapmaker’s Children with New York Times bestselling author, Sarah McCoy.

Free

Tango or Tangle with History?

Rochambeau Library 708 Hope Street, Providence, RI, United States

A Poetry Workshop with Heimark Artist-in-Residence Evie Shockley

Free

Commencement Forum: Creating a Participatory Archive

BERT 130 85 Waterman Street, Providence, RI, United States

This talk will be about the "participatory archive" and the formation of the Eastern Kentucky African-American Migration Project (EKAAMP). How do we as scholars, professionals, and institutions engage with and support communities in preserving their histories?​ What are the ethical considerations? How does one even begin in such and endeavor? And what does the participatory […]

Conversation Series: From Slave Ships to Black Lives Matter

Brown University, Peterutti Lounge of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center 75 Waterman Street, Providence, RI, United States

From Slave Ships to Black Lives Matter December 5 & 6, 2019 | Brown University's Peterutti Lounge, 75 Waterman Street, Providence, RI The year 2019 marks 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were brought to what would become the colony of Virginia. Today, the echoes of racial slavery continue to shape the structures and […]

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