The Green Book and Boston's Black Community In-Person
Join us to learn about Boston's experience with 'Green Book' establishments and sanctuaries during Black folks' movements/accommodation in the 1900s. We'll look into the narratives of neighborhoods that dealt with issues of segregation and movement restriction with adaptation and resilience. We'll also draw on Boston's 400-year African American history for connections- that provide deeper context for black community formation, freedom of movement, and survival. Our presentation is built on engagement and responsiveness - moving at a pace that allows for in-depth exploration and encourages participant interaction.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Nashua Public Library.
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Location:
- Theater
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Learning and Creating
About the Presenter: Joel Mackall is an award-winning Educator & Project Developer with the ReIdren Business Group based in Roxbury, MA. He is the founder of the Hidden History of Black Boston Tours and Black Connections: the Mobile Black History Museum. He has also served as secretary of the Cameroonians of Lowell Association, as an officer on the Warren Gardens Housing Cooperative board, on the Network of Immigrant and African American Solidarity advisory council, and as a technology chairperson with the Black Community Information Center.
He has delivered numerous professional workshops & illustrated talks for all ages in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, greater Boston, nationally, and abroad. Topics include African American genealogy, African World history, business design, and generative technology.