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Dates:Saturday, April 11, 2026 - Saturday, April 11, 2026
Hours:1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Ages:Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:Free
Category:Music & Concerts
Blackness in Boston, The Colonial Era

Saturday, April 11 | 1:00–1:30PM & 1:30-2:00PM Roxbury Public Library – Community Room
149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Free!

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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 & 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 [email protected].

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