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 [...]