Join the A. Philip Randolph Institute Maine Chapter for a Portland Old Port Walking Tour with Seth Goldstein From Atlantic Black Box.
Taking inspiration from Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, this tour through Portland’s Old Port highlights the stories of the city’s historically marginalized communities. From the colonial assault on Indigenous peoples to the enslavement of Africans, ABB Education Coordinator Seth Goldstein will help to reveal the brutal realities hidden behind many of our finest facades while projecting onto the built environment the many contributions of the resilient and extraordinary individuals who lived and labored here.
Saturday, April 30
1:00pm (gather 12:45, tour lasts approximately 2 hours)
Cost: $10
Additional contributions gratefully accepted
Come prepared to pay at the event
Assistance available if you cannot afford the event cost
Details about where to meet will be sent on Satrurday morning by 9am (It will be on the north end of the Old Port) IF YOU REGISTER AFTER 10:30AM, TEXT 207-491-9928 WHEN YOU GET TO THE OLD PORT AND I'LL REPLY WITH DIRECTIONS TO WHERE WE ARE.
Those who wish to will plan to gather at a local eatery following the walk to discuss our experience and to enjoy some socializing.
REGISTRATION LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
Who is Atlantic Black Box?
Atlantic Black Box is a public history project that empowers communities throughout New England to take up the critical work of researching and reckoning with our region’s complicity in the slave trade and our extensive involvement in the global economy of enslavement. This grassroots historical recovery movement is powered by citizen historians and guided by a broad coalition of scholars, community leaders, educators, archivists, museum professionals, antiracism activists, and artists.Learn more about them at
https://atlanticblackbox.comQuestions about the event? Contact Cynthia Phinney 207-491-9928 or cynthia at maineaflcio dot org
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