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Museum of African American History explores Black experiences during the American Revolution
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Museum of African American History explores Black experiences during the American Revolution
In the midst of the MA250 celebrations exploring the history of the American Revolution and the establishment of the United States, Boston’s Museum of African American History (MAAH) has launched an exhibition exploring Black experiences during the revolutionary period.
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The people and perspectives behind the founding of America
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The people and perspectives behind the founding of America
Visitors gathered at the Museum of African American History (MAAH) in Boston last Monday to see the unveiling of their newest exhibit titled “Black Voices of the Revolution.”
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Pressley, local cultural institutions push back against executive order
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Pressley, local cultural institutions push back against executive order
Rep. Ayanna Pressley is pushing for an investigation into the impacts of a recent executive order targeting the operations of federal historical and cultural institutions.
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Mass. Museum of African American History loses $500,000 in funding after executive order
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Mass. Museum of African American History loses $500,000 in funding after executive order
Back in March, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the government agency responsible for funding museums and libraries across the nation was gutted along with several other agencies by an executive order. The agency’s entire staff was put on administrative leave shortly after.
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Youth Orchestra and Museum of African American History celebrate King through music
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Youth Orchestra and Museum of African American History celebrate King through music
Over 20 years ago, the Museum of African American History and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras came together to put on a concert in honor of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Beverly Morgan-Welch, the museum’s director at the time, called on the youth ensemble to perform the tribute at the African Meeting House.
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MAAH Stone Book Award  honors three authors of African American histories
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MAAH Stone Book Award honors three authors of African American histories
Three books — a chronicle of Black Wall Street and biographies of W.E.B Du Bois and scholar Merze Tate — are the recipients of this year’s MAAH Stone Book Award, a collaboration between the Museum of African American History and the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation that recognizes scholars whose work explores facets of African American history across the country.
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