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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.

Two people are exploring a museum exhibit focused on colonial history, possibly on a self-guided tour.

Education Tours

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

Protesters marching with signs against forced busing, with a rally button and school buses in the background. Associated with Boston desegregation.

Old State House Explores Boston’s History of Desegregation and Busing in New Exhibition

Opening September 1, this interactive exhibit invites viewers to consider values of community, equality, and justice and how these notions cause harm when they conflict.

James Otis, Jr. and Mental Health in the Eighteenth Century: A Virtual Exhibit Opening

James Otis, Jr. and Mental Health in the Eighteenth Century A Virtual Exhibit Opening Friday, September 5, 2025 REGISTER Join Revolutionary Spaces and the National Museum of Mental Health Project (NMMHP) at the Old State House for a special reception celebrating the launch of the virtual exhibit Patriot, Hero, Distracted Person: James Otis, Jr. and […]

Bounty Film - Old State House - Upstander

New Film Installation at Boston’s Old State House Acknowledges Complex Indigenous Ties

Revolutionary Spaces installs short film in an effort to commemorate Indigenous survival and resistance to erasure: Bounty.

An Evening with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

An Evening with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Thursday, April 17, 2025 REGISTER Revolutionary Spaces is pleased to be partnering with the Supreme Court Historical Society for the premiere Boston screening of the Society’s film on the life and times of Boston’s own Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., acclaimed jurist, scholar, and Civil War veteran. Originally performed […]

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.

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 […]