Slavery's Descendants: Shared Legacies of Race & Reconciliation

Name: Slavery's Descendants: Shared Legacies of Race & Reconciliation
Start: January 15, 2020
End: 2020-01-02
Location: Royall House and Slave Quarters

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Co-editor Dionne Ford and contributor Catherine Sasanov will discuss this collection by writers from a variety of backgrounds—all members of Coming to the Table, a national racial reconciliation organization—recounting their stories of dealing with America’s racial past through their experiences and their family histories.

Some of the contributors are descendants of slaveholders, some are descendants of the enslaved, and many are descendants of both slaveholders and those they enslaved. What they have in common is a commitment toward collective introspection, and a willingness to think critically about how the nation's histories of oppression continue to ripple into the present, affecting us all.

The stories in Slavery's Descendants deal with harrowing topics—rape, lynching, cruelty, shame—but they also describe acts of generosity, gratitude, and love. Together, they help us confront the legacy of slavery to reclaim a more complete picture of American history, one cousin at a time.

Copies of Slavery's Descendants will be available for purchase and signing. Read more about this book at https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/slaverys-descendants/9781978800762

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Admission is free for RH&SQ members, free for 2 people per EBT card, and $10 for all others.

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Royall House and Slave Quarters
15 George Street
Medford, MA

Directions/Transportation/Parking

The Royall House and Slave Quarters museum is located at 15 George Street in Medford, Massachusetts, just outside of Medford Square, near the intersection with Main Street and next to Royall Park.

By car: Route 93 to exit 32. West on Route 60 to second light (Medford Square). Turn left onto Main Street. Bear right at Mobil Station to stay on Main Street and proceed to blinking yellow light. Turn right onto George Street, and the museum is on the right. Free on-street parking is available on George Street and other nearby streets; please obey signs regarding resident permit restrictions.

Public transportation: MBTA Buses 96 from Harvard Square and 101 between Sullivan Square and Malden Station stop at the corner of Main and George Streets. During construction on the Broadway bridge in Somerville, MBTA Bus 80 between Arlington Center and Lechmere also stops at Main and George Streets.

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