“You Think This is a Massacre? Just Wait!”: The Anti-Busing Movement’s Use of Revolutionary Boston History
Director of Museum Operations & Experience Lou Rocco explores the anti-busing movement’s use of Revolutionary Boston history.
Director of Museum Operations & Experience Lou Rocco explores the anti-busing movement’s use of Revolutionary Boston history.
Continue learning about the ways Black Bostonians have fought for equal education—an ongoing struggle that continues to shape Boston’s public schools today.
The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part II Read More »
Access to education has been a constant struggle for Boston’s Black community from the beginning. Delve into nineteenth century attempts to secure educational equality.
The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part I Read More »
Associate Director of Collections Lori Fidler discusses an intriguing object in Revolutionary Spaces’ collection—a quilt made from fragments of Martha Washington’s dresses.
Revolutionary Spaces interviews the Upstander Project team about their film Bounty, which follows Penobscot families as they read a scalp bounty that was signed in the Old State House.
Insider Interview: Bounty with Upstander Project Read More »
Explore Massachusetts’ history of defiance against the British Crown through the establishment of an illegal mint, leading to a pivotal moment in the colony’s path towards revolution.
Massachusetts’ Hull Mint Read More »
The Liberty Tree has an extensive—and complicated—legacy that has been left for present day Bostonians to learn about.
Legacy of the Liberty Tree: Where Is It Now in Present-Day Boston? Read More »
The continued story of the reproduction of the 250-year-old Polly Sumner doll, on display now at the Old South Meeting House.
Meet Polly: The Polly Sumner Doll Reproduction Project, Part 2 Read More »
We sat down with Dr. Jacqueline Beatty to talk about her new book “In Dependence: Women and the Patriarchal State in Revolutionary America.”
Interview with Dr. Jacqueline Beatty Read More »
In early 2022, Revolutionary Spaces received a generous gift from Rick Wiggin, former Executive Director of the Bostonian Society, to create a reproduction of the Polly Sumner doll.
Meet Polly: The Polly Sumner Doll Reproduction Project, Part 1 Read More »