Fireside Chat with Dr. Robert Bellinger

Join us at the African Meeting House to ask the question, “What does freedom mean in the 250th anniversary of the U.S.”

When shots were fired in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, the War for American Independence began. Before that historic day people of African descent were engaged with the issues of rights and freedom. With Lexington, Massachusetts, known as the Birthplace of American Liberty, as a backdrop, this talk will look at the various ways that people of African descent in Massachusetts and New England sought liberty and freedom, and contributed to American Independence.