Reckoning with Remembrance

In the eighteenth century, the Royall House and Slave Quarters was home to the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts and the enslaved Africans who made their lavish way of life possible. Today, the Royall House and Slave Quarters is a museum whose architecture, household items, archaeological artifacts, and programs bear witness to intertwined stories of wealth and bondage, set against the backdrop of America’s quest for independence.The Slave Quarters is the only remaining such structure in the northern United States, and the Royall House is among the finest colonial-era buildings in New England. The museum is open to the public for tours on weekends from June through October, while school and group tours are available from mid-March to mid-November. The museum also presents a range of public programs throughout the year. Members receive free admission to the museum and free or discounted admission to most programs.

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Reckoning with Remembrance with Tsione Wolde-Michael

Join us for a discussion with Tsione Wolde-Michael, the co-curator of the recent exhibit &quot;Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmet Till&quot; at the National Museum of American History.The new exhibit features a single object, the 2008 historical marker commemorating Emmet Till, which was vandalized over the course of many years and contains 317 bullet holes.Tsione will discuss the complicated relationship between Black history and national belonging.This program is supported by a grant from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of Mass Humanities.About the speaker: Tsione Wolde-Michael is a Curator of African American Social Justice History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History where she also serves as Director for the Center for Restorative History. Her work focuses on redress and restorative justice in museums through innovative approaches to community engagement, collections management, cultural heritage, and exhibitions. Her international work in Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, and the United Kingdom has focused on collaborating with local art and public history institutions to reinterpret colonial collections. Tsione’s decade-long work in the field of public history includes the landmark Slavery and Freedom exhibition at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her experience also extends to digital media and online exhibitions, curating visual art, writing for academic publications, teaching, and lecturing around the country. Tsione’s current projects include a special joint Smithsonian-wide initiative to document the history of the Black Lives Matter movement and leading the Smithsonian’s first-ever decolonization tactical planning team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Women and Gender Studies from Macalester College and a master’s degree in History from Harvard University.

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