

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Saturday, April 11 | 1:00–1:30PM &amp; 1:30-2:00PM
Roxbury Public Library – Community Room
149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Free!  RSVP en 

Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era is a 30-minute interactive edutainment workshop, geared towards students in grades K–8 and their families, exploring Boston’s Colonial period through British, colonist, and Black perspectives.  Part of the larger “History of Boston Through the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) Perspectives” series, through storytelling, music, and hands-on participation, students will learn how history looks different depending on whose voices are included

Parking &amp; Accessibility:
Free parking lot next to the library with accessible ramp at the front entrance. The Community Room is on the left upon entering. Public WiFi available. The Roxbury Branch Library is fully accessible, featuring a new elevator, a wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, and restrooms, and enhanced technology for the hearing impaired.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS: Castle of our Skins does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and is committed to providing accessible programs and events to facilitate participation. A guest or outside organization must notify Castle of our Skins of any request for an accommodation in advance of the event (ideally 2-3 weeks beforehand). Late accommodation requests, or requests made the day of the event, may not be possible to provide.

Please send requests to info@castleskins.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brookline/blackness-in-boston-the-colonial-era/200029870693040
- **Event Categories**: workshops, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://givebutter.com/blackness-boston?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=brookline-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Brookline
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library
- **lat**: 42.328163579577
- **long**: -71.083724196077
- **full address**: Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119-3203, United States, Brookline

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Castle of our Skins (https://allevents.in/org/castle-of-our-skins/2922214)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/aab17f1e8c0fd5d3919a7227f089e581a111c61380c7706903ea281180c8a55f-rimg-w1200-h675-dcede8db-gmir?v=1774698100
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Blackness+in+Boston%2C+The+Colonial+Era&date=11+Apr

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119-3203, United States, Brookline
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Castle of our Skins
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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