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Historic Newton presents: Activism and ‘Redeeming Uncle Tom’
Historic Newton presents: Activism and ‘Redeeming Uncle Tom’
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, galvanized anti-slavery forces. Yet activism for human rights was growing in the early 19th century. Our screening of “Redeeming Uncle Tom,” a film about Josiah Henson, whose life story inspired Stowe, informs our discussion afterwards. Learn how Henson fits into the beginning of an organized movement for abolition,…
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Newton Free Library presents: How The Mothers Of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X & James Baldwin Shaped A Nation
Newton Free Library presents: How The Mothers Of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X & James Baldwin Shaped A Nation
This program is presented in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library. Join Anna Malaika Tubbs for a presentation based on her acclaimed new book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. Enjoy a fascinating exploration into the lives of three women ignored by history after…