Studying and preserving Boston’s important history, and understanding the revolutionary ideas born at the #OldStateHouse. Follow @RevSpaces for all updates!
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Old State House retweeted
26 Mar 2021
Tea Party Tonight! continues on Wed, March 31, at 7pm LIVE on Facebook and Youtube!
Written by @MatthewWilding, @bossy_dawsey, @weshazard, @nickortolani & host @RobCrean, this episode on monuments & memory features @ToryShiloh & @jm_beatty.
revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
ALT Kendra and Rob sitting at the table in the Council Chamber at the Old State House during a writing session for Tea Party Tonight!
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Old State House retweeted
25 Mar 2021
NEXT WEEK! Tea Party Tonight! returns with a new episode about monuments and memory filled with skits, bits, and historical wits you won't want to miss! Ft. @RobCrean, @ToryShiloh, & @jm_beatty!
SIGN UP to get notified when we go live: revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
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Old State House retweeted
22 Mar 2021
Calling all members! Join us for Revolutionary Trivia this Thursday, March 25, at 6 p.m., with prizes for the top 3 winners.
REGISTER HERE to join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Old State House retweeted
16 Mar 2021
Tea Party Tonight! Episode 2: Monuments & Historical Memory drops Wed, March 31 at 7pm ET on YouTube and Facebook Live! Join us - & @RobCrean, @ToryShiloh, & @jm_beatty!
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Old State House retweeted
12 Mar 2021
📜 Boston. 1774. Abolitionist and free Black man Prince Hall knows that the people are hungry for change, but will the men in power listen?
Join us Fri, March 19, at 7pm ET for a virtual performance of THE PETITION! revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
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Old State House retweeted
5 Mar 2021
🧵The 2020 @SpikeLee film #Da5Bloods connects the death of #CrispusAttucks at the #BostonMassacre to the brutality of the Vietnam War to the violence done to Black people today. It's an unbroken line, Lee argues, & understanding our place on it is how we break the cycle.
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Old State House retweeted
1 Mar 2021
This Friday marks the 251st anniversary of the #BostonMassacre.
5pm: Grief, Remembrance, Justice w/ @ProRockThrower, @Kaimali, & @malialazu: revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
6:30pm: @PaulRevereHouse's A Solemn & Perpetual Memorial w/ Nancy Siegel & @SerenaZabin: paulreverehouse.org/event/a-…
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Old State House retweeted
24 Feb 2021
As we approach the 251st anniversary of the #BostonMassacre, we've been reflecting on the ways #CrispusAttucks has inspired generations of activists, including Boston's #MelneaCass.
LEARN MORE in "Fighting for Equity" in #ReflectingAttucks. revolutionaryspaces.org/exhi…
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Old State House retweeted
18 Feb 2021
Black women have long been integral community leaders in Boston. Read more below from @daijmoore in the @BostonGlobe!
Then join us - & @malialazu, @ProRockThrower, & @Kaimali - on March 5 to explore the legacy of "The First Lady of Roxbury," Melnea Cass. revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
17 Feb 2021
With increasing political power, Black women activists say they proudly carry on the legacy of countless women who may not be as well known today as they ought to be, but who changed the history of Boston. bos.gl/D6nNcxh
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Old State House retweeted
11 Feb 2021
Grief. Remembrance. Justice.
Join us on Fri, March 5, at 5pm ET - with @ProRockThrower, Kai Grant, & @malialazu - to talk about how our memories of legendary Boston activist Melnea Cass can help channel grief into a call for lasting change.
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Old State House retweeted
8 Feb 2021
Hey #twitterstorians and #vastearlyamerica lovers - we're HIRING for a part-time Interpretation Manager to help coordinate a number of strategic projects for 2021 and beyond at @OSHBoston and @OSMHBoston!
Read the full job description on our website. revolutionaryspaces.org/care…
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Old State House retweeted
1 Feb 2021
Crispus Attucks. Phillis Wheatley Peters. Prince Hall. William Cooper Nell. William Monroe Trotter. Melnea Cass.
We'd run out of characters trying to name the MANY incredible Black Bostonians who have helped shape our nation. We celebrate them all this #BlackHistoryMonth.
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Old State House retweeted
27 Jan 2021
Join us TODAY at 5pm ET for "Attucks and the Birth of a Nation," with @GreenidgeKerri and @AmherstCollege's Kiara Vigil.
REGISTER NOW: revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
A huge thank you to the Lowell Institute for generously sponsoring this free program.
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Old State House retweeted
22 Jan 2021
"Are we happy with 99% of political appointments going to the top 1% of Governor Hutchinson's family? Are we happy that one family in this colony owns more than the bottom 5,000 people?" #BernieMemes
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Old State House retweeted
19 Jan 2021
#ReflectingAttucks continues on Wed, Jan 27 at 5pm ET! Join us - along with @GreenidgeKerri & @AmherstCollege's Kiara Vigil - as we explore Crispus Attucks's connection with William Monroe Trotter and the racist film "The Birth of a Nation."
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Old State House retweeted
17 Jan 2021
COMING UP! Jan. 27 at 5pm ET: Attucks & the Birth of a Nation w/ @GreenidgeKerri & @AmherstCollege's Kiara Vigil
We'll discuss William Monroe Trotter, #CrispusAttucks, protesting D.W. Griffith's racist film #TheBirthofaNation & more! #ReflectingAttucks
⬇️revolutionaryspaces.org/2021…
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Old State House retweeted
13 Jan 2021
TONIGHT: Let's talk about tenuous moments during changes in presidential administrations over the course of U.S. history with @rauchway, @DrRoessner, @republicofspin, and Joseph Ellis.
REGISTER NOW: revolutionaryspaces.org/2020…
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Old State House retweeted
12 Jan 2021
TOMORROW! Join us to learn from @rauchway, @DrRoessner, @republicofspin, and Joseph Ellis about various transfers of presidential power in U.S. history.
REGISTER NOW: revolutionaryspaces.org/2020…
8 Jan 2021
Difficult Transitions: The Transfer of Presidential Power Between Factions has been RESCHEDULED for Wed, Jan. 13 at 5:30pm ET!
REGISTER NOW to hear from @rauchway, @DrRoessner, @republicofspin, and Joseph Ellis.
revolutionaryspaces.org/2020…
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Old State House retweeted
8 Jan 2021
Difficult Transitions: The Transfer of Presidential Power Between Factions has been RESCHEDULED for Wed, Jan. 13 at 5:30pm ET!
REGISTER NOW to hear from @rauchway, @DrRoessner, @republicofspin, and Joseph Ellis.
revolutionaryspaces.org/2020…
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Old State House retweeted
6 Jan 2021
Due to ongoing events at our nation's Capitol, tonight's forum, Difficult Transitions: The Transfer of Presidential Power Between Factions, has been POSTPONED.
Stay tuned for a rescheduled date to hear from @rauchway, @DrRoessner, @republicofspin, and Joseph Ellis.
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