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What did you learn in school about slavery in the US and its continuing effects in our society? Did your books and teachers talk about how cotton production by enslaved Africans fueled the Industrial Revolution and built the very economic base of our country? Did you learn about the pivotal role of Black soldiers in the Civil War? What about reconstruction and the multiracial governments that flourished briefly until being violently destroyed? What did you learn about Jim Crow and convict leasing? Did your history books cover redlining? What about the GI Bill?
Most of us did not learn any of this in school, making it impossible to understand the call for reparations for people whose ancestors were enslaved in the US and who continue to feel its effects.
Come listen in as our roundtable of scholars/educators talk about the history curricula in our schools and how it continues to reinforce white supremacy. The roundtable will be followed by Q&A. Our speakers are:
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Professor Jemadari Kamara (UMass Boston), author of State of the Race – Creating Our 21st Century
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Professor Lawrence Blum (UMass Boston), author of High Schools, Race, and America's Future
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Professor Donald Yacovone (Harvard University), author of Teaching White Supremacy
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Moderator - Jateja Spriggs, Chair, Governor's Youth Advisory Council​
This event is hybrid, free and open to the public. The event space is wheelchair accessible. For accessibility inquiries or other event-related questions, please contact Maggie at margaret.carey13@gmail.com.
If you plan to attend remotely, please select the "remote" option to receive the Zoom link.
Curious about what the NAACP does and how to get involved? Join us on February 25th to find out more and ask questions to branch members and leaders.
Book Discussion Group
Chain of Change: Struggles for Black Community Development
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“The Mel King Institute is proud to announce our exciting statewide initiative in which we will (re)visit Mel King’s 1981 title, Chain of Change: Struggles For Black Community Development.”
Join the branch in the statewide read and meet with us in person to for guided book discussions.
Where: Fox Branch- Arlington Library, 175 Massachusetts Ave
When: Thursday evenings, January 16 and 30, and February 13.
Originally published in 1981, Chain of Change was re-released in 2016, and remains pertinent today. We hope that by studying Chain of Change together, we can learn from Mel King’s wisdom about how to keep creating, keep defending, and keep nurturing the communities built on love and respect that we all deserve.
“There is no greater leader than Mel King for our movement, from protecting displacement in the South End and organizing that led to the forming of Tent City, to working in coalition to define Community.”
If would like to participate or want more information, reach out to Gordon McIntosh at gordon.mcintosh@verizon.net.
There is a limited number of free copies of the book available. Please contact Jennifer Yanco to request a copy at jjyanco@gmail.com.
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