Cancelled: Training: In Slavery and Freedom: Boston's Black Community Since 1638
Date:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Time:
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Boston Public Library - Orientation Room
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Contact:
Kathleen Riley at kathleenjlb@gmail.com
Alex R. Goldfield, public historian and local history author, will give
an illustrated presentation of Boston's earliest African-American
community, which was located in the North End prior to the Revolution.
He will utilize his own research and reveal surprising facts drawn from
his recently released book, The North End: A Brief History of Boston's
Oldest Neighborhood. Goldfeld will follow the community to the north
slope of Beacon Hill, where it established a new base to fight for
equality in the antebellum area. Book sale and signing to follow
lecture. Find more information about Alex Goldfeld at
www.alexgoldfeld.com.
You must submit a half page summary of your experience of this
event to receive training credit. Please submit your summary to the
Director of Training at kathleenjlb@gmail.com.
Training Credits: 3 Credits
**Please note that registering on the JL Boston website will not guarantee you a space at the lecture.**
The Junior League of Boston is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
