

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Historian to speak on “Slavery in Massachusetts”
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In the 19th century, Massachusetts was known as the heart of the abolitionist movement.  However, in the 17th and 18th century, slavery was a huge component of Massachusetts society and its growing economy.

Dr. Kyera Singleton, Executive Director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, will discuss how the myth making around the American Revolution has obscured the history of slavery in Massachusetts. The talk will focus on the stories of those enslaved in places such as Boston and outlying areas, like Medford and Needham, before gradual abolition in Massachusetts due to a court decision in 1783.

A public history scholar, Dr. Singleton holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the Department of American Culture. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Slavery, Colonialism, and their Legacies Project at Tufts University. Also, she has held prestigious academic fellowships at Harvard and Emory Universities, among other institutions. Additionally, she is a member of the City of Boston’s Commemoration Commission and the Massachusetts Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.  

The lecture is sponsored by the Friends of the Needham Public Library in observance of Black History Month and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

The public is invited to this free program presented by the Friends of the Needham Public Library in the library’s Community Room at 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, from 2-3:30 PM. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. Seats are limited and registration is required.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/needham/historian-to-speak-on-slavery-in-massachusetts/200029639006708
- **Event Categories**: black-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Needham
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Needham Free Public Library
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- **full address**: Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave,Needham, Massachusetts, United States

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- **organizer**: Friends of the Needham Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/friends-of-the-needham-public-library/20932504)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave,Needham, Massachusetts, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Friends of the Needham Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** black-history-month
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