Picketing at Boston School Committee, August 7, 1963. (View Image)
Image courtesy Archives and Special Collections Department, Northeastern University
"Power and Protest
The Civil Rights Movement in Boston, 1960-1968"
A Public Symposium on Our Freedom Decade
Join the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Museum of Afro-American History in preserving for posterity the stories of those who made local history, but with national impact. Hear from James Breeden, Sarah Ann Shaw, Mel King, Virgil Wood, and Kenneth Guscott who fought for justice. Remember a pivotal era now largely forgotten. Listen to the testimony of those who helped establish racial equality in our city and in our nation.
Few Bostonians know anything about the hard-fought battles for equal rights in the American Revolution's “cradle of liberty.” Both popular and scholarly attention has focused on the 20th century struggle for equality in other areas of the country, ignoring Boston's civil rights history. “Power and Protest” will offer a new look at our Freedom Decade and how it shaped the Boston and America we live in today.
Dates & Location.
3-4 November 2006
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (Directions)
Columbia Point, Boston
(Free parking on-site. The JFK Library is accessible via the JFK/UMass Red Line station with a free shuttle bus to the Library.)
Registration
Registration (includes lunch):
- Regular Attendees $30
- Teachers & Seniors - $20
- High School & College Students - Free (with ID)
Space is limited, and registration is first-come, first-served. Registration deadline is 31 October 2006.
Pre-registration is required. You may register online using the buttons below, or download the Conference Program with Registration Form in Word or PDF format below and mail with your credit card or check payment.
Important!: Please write in your choice of Panel 1 or Panel 2 for Saturday morning in the "comments" section as you enter your credit card information!
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Conference Program
| Friday, 3 November 2006 | |
| 7:00- 9:00 PM |
Welcome & Keynote Address |
| Saturday, 4 November 2006 - 8:30 AM-4:00 PM | |
8:30 AM 9:00 AM
11 AM - 12:15 PM
2:00 – 3:30 PM
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Day 2 Begins Welcome Panel 1: The Churches and the Movement Panel 2: Jim & Jane Crow Employment Break Plenary - Panel 3: Jim Crow Education in Boston, Spark of the Movement Lunch Plenary - Panel 4: African American Organizations, Students, and the Movement in Boston Panel 5: Primary Source Student Workshop (for students only) |
Organizers: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Massachusetts Historical Society, Museum of Afro-American History, Primary Source..
Underwriters: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Boston University.
Sponsors: Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University; The Boston Globe Foundation; The Boston Foundation; Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation; William Monroe Trotter Institute at UMass Boston; Affirmative Investments, First Financial Management, Foley Hoag.
In-kind Supporters: Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, Old South Meeting House
Questions or To Register :
Massachusetts Historical Society
Civil Rights Symposium
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
kcprmail@aol.com
617-427-0997
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