Op-Ed: Making the 250th anniversary of our founding matter
Full article published on the CommonWealth Beacon. By Brian Boyles, executive director of Mass Humanities. Next month, the eyes of the world will turn to Lexington and Concord. April 19 marks the first battle of the Revolutionary War — the shot heard ’round the world — and this year kicks off commemorations of the 250th […]
Watch: “Vessels of Slavery: Forget Me Not” inside look
“It’s like breathing,” says artist Christle Rawlins-Jackson, referring to the process of quilting fabric. “You’re putting the fabric together in a way that’s going to tell the story.” Rawlins-Jackson, along with fellow artists Susi Ryan and IlaSahai Prouty, created “Vessels of Slavery: Forget Me Not” to spark conversations about the history of slavery in Gloucester. […]
