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Boston Reconsidered - The Endless Endeavor Part 2

The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part II

Continue learning about the ways Black Bostonians have fought for equal education—an ongoing struggle that continues to shape Boston’s public schools today.

Boston Reconsidered - The Endless Endeavor Part 1

The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part I

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.

Education Tours

Visit the Old State House and Old South Meeting House with a friendly and knowledgeable guide, or explore at your own pace.

Politics IRL: Debating the Legal Voting Age

Politics IRL: Debating the Legal Voting Age Wednesday, February 26, 2025 WATCH RECORDING Come bear witness and join the fray at this special mid-day program, Politics IRL: Debating the Legal Voting Age. Gen Z voters will take the stage at Boston’s longtime bastion of free speech and civic action, the Old South Meeting House, as […]

Democracy Now: A Panel Discussion

Democracy Now:A Panel Discussion Tuesday, February 11, 2025 WATCH RECORDING What does active citizenship in a democracy look like? How do we prepare ourselves for the challenges that our democracy will face? How do we reform our democracy so that it serves all of its constituents? Join Revolutionary Spaces and The Humanities Workshop for Democracy […]

Boston Reconsidered - You Think This Is a Massacre? - Webpage

“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.

Holiday History Teatime

Holiday History Teatime Wednesday, December 11, 2024 REGISTER Join us for a festive evening of tea, history, and community at the historic Old South Meeting House! This holiday teatime invites Board members, staff, and members of the Revolutionary Spaces community to gather in celebration of the season with warm drinks, sweet and savory tea-time snacks, […]

Boston Reconsidered Blog Upstander Bounty

Insider Interview: Bounty with Upstander Project

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.

Bounty

Bounty “We are citizens of the Penobscot Nation. Together we bring our families to Boston to read our ancestors’ death warrant.” Get Tickets About the Film In Bounty, Penobscot parents and children resist erasure and commemorate survival by reading and reacting to one of the dozens of government-issued bounty proclamations that motivated colonial settlers to […]

Coercion, Conflict, and Consensus: Revolution is Brewing (Anew!) in Boston

Coercion, Conflict, and Consensus Revolution is Brewing (Anew!) in Boston Wednesday, May 15, 2024 REGISTER In the wake of the Boston Tea Party, the British government in 1774 sought to rein in Massachusetts colonists with a series of harsh laws that closed Boston’s port and severely limited the right to representative government and due process […]