New Light on James W.C. Pennington
Rediscover James W.C. Pennington (1808-1870), a truly remarkable figure of Black religious and political history who has been unjustly overlooked in contemporary scholarship.
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Congregationalism in Asia Collections Tour
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin CLA Archivist Billy McCarthy for a tour that explores the role 14 Beacon Street played in nineteenth-century mission work in Asia.
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Witness at Sand Creek: The Life and Letters of Silas Soule
VirtualJoin us for a virtual book talk with Rev. Dr. Nancy Niero, author of "Witness at Sand Creek: The Life and Letters of Silas Soule."
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Exploring Hidden Histories in Church Records: A Virtual Roundtable with FCC Fairfield and FCC Natick
VirtualHear members of two New England Congregational churches discuss how they thoughtfully engaged with the hidden histories found in their church records.
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The Story of Bob: The Life and Times of Rev. Robert W. Wood
VirtualExplore the remarkable life of Rev. Robert (Bob) W. Wood, a World War II veteran and ordained UCC minister who strove to live and love authentically and advocated for the gay community in church and society.
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Newport Gardner’s Anthem: A Story of Slavery, Struggle, and Survival in Early America
VirtualExplore the remarkable life of Occramer Marycoo, an enslaved African who went on to become a long-standing pillar of Newport's First Congregational Church and one of early America's most important Black leaders.
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Armenian Congregationalism: Past, Present, and Future
VirtualExplore the historical and theological foundations of Armenian Congregationalism, with a particular focus on how the community has persevered through crisis.
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Gathered Into a Church: Indigenous-English Congregationalism in Woodland New England
VirtualLearn how Massachusetts church records, digitized and made available through our New England Hidden Histories project, reveal a more realistic picture of the Indigenous-English Congregational experience.
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Insensible of Boundaries: Studies in Mary Ann Shadd Cary
VirtualJoin us to learn more about Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823–1893) the trailblazing Black feminist, activist, journalist, and educator whose achievements can be traced across Canada and the United States.
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Religion and Black Abolitionism in the Era of the American Revolution
VirtualLearn about the advent of Black petitioning and other forms of antislavery writing in Massachusetts, and trace the origins of this political movement back to puritan religious ideology.
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The Afro-Christian Convention: Exploring our Deeper Roots
Congregational Library & Archives 14 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesGain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the history and legacy of the Afro-Christian Convention as the fifth stream of the United Church of Christ (UCC).
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Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England
VirtualJoin us to celebrate the release of Belonging: An Intimate History of Slavery and Family in Early New England and learn about the struggles enslaved people faced when trying to maintain family relationships.
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Enslavement in the Puritan Village: The Untold History of Sudbury and Wayland, Massachusetts
VirtualJoin us to celebrate the release of Enslavement in the Puritan Village: The Untold History of Sudbury and Wayland, Massachusetts and learn about the never before published stories of this colonial town’s enslaved Black residents.