On April 1, 2021, we virtually visited one of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods to examine its past and reimagine its future! Join us in the streets of Beacon Hill with artist L’Merchie Frazier and resident Cathy Stone as Executive Director Kate Gilbert moderates an hour long conversation.

Here are some resources to supplement your viewing with:

View this Forbes article about L’Merchie’s incredible quilt series, currently on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Here’s some background information about the Abiel School.
Chloe Spear’s memoir transcribed, written posthumously about her incredible life.
A direct link to the Museum of African American History’s (MAAH) website, which offers virtual programming, and extensive information about the buildings mentioned in this conversation.
The African Meeting House opened in 1806 and is the oldest surviving Black church structure in the nation.
There’s a virtual Black Heritage Trail you can explore right now! Check it out here.
The Friends of the Public Garden have some great programing around the renewal of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial that you can find here.
The MAAH Stone Book Award is accepting applications through April 15! More info here.

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