Letter from the Chairs Dear Council members: Each season brings its own sense of ‘busy’ness, and each one, in turn, convinces me that it is the busiest of all. This spring is no exception. So far this year (since September) we have held or sponsored several events. The Human Rights Day Breakfast in December featured [...]
May 2009
“Thank you” from The Drinking Gourd Project
The Drinking Gourd Project members want to thank everyone who came to hear Elise Lemire speak about her new book Black Walden: Slavery and it’s Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts, and to see the lively reenactment of a Concord Antislavery meeting on May 17th. It was fascinating to learn about another layer of Concord’s history: as [...]
5/17/2009: Come back in time with us!
The Drinking Gourd Project Africans, Abolitionists and Women of Concord, MA in the 17th-19th Century The Drinking Gourd Project presents a “walk” through lost history, unearthing the stories of ordinary people who led heroic lives Sunday, May 17th, 3:00 pm* First Parish Church 20 Lexington Road Concord, Massachusetts Keynote speaker Elise Lemire Elise [...]
The Climate of the Community is the Responsibility of the Citizens of the Community