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The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family
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Presented in partnership with the Royall House & Slave Quarters and Boston African American National Historic Site
The series concludes with a talk by Dr. Kerri Greenidge (Tufts University), discussing her newly released The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family, cited by the New York Times as one of “15 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Fall.” Sarah and Angelina Grimke—the Grimke sisters—are revered figures in American history, famous for rejecting their privileged lives on a plantation in South Carolina to become firebrand activists in the North. Yet, retellings of their epic story have long obscured their Black relatives. In The Grimkes, award-winning historian Kerri Greenidge presents a parallel corrective narrative, shifting the focus from the white abolitionist sisters to the Black Grimkes and deepening our understanding of the long struggle for racial and gender equality. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
The Longfellow Fall Lecture Series takes place annually and is free and open to the public. As we mark the 50th anniversary of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, this year's series explores the site's connections to art, scholarship, stewardship, and community. Please visit https://www.nps.gov/.../planyourv.../fall-lecture-series.htm for complete listing of fall events at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS.