Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Sibley Hall — 99 Main St., Groton, MA
Learn about Boston's experience with 'Green Book' establishments and sanctuaries during Black folks' movements/accommodation in the 1900s. Look into the narratives of neighborhoods that dealt with issues of segregation and movement restriction with adaptation and resilience. Draw on Boston's 400-year African American history for connections to provide deeper context for black community formation, freedom of movement, and survival. About Joel: Joel Mackall is an award-winning Educator & Project Developer with the ReIdren Business Group based in Roxbury, MA. He is the founder of the Hidden History of Black Boston Tours and Black Connections: the Mobile Black History Museum. He has also served as secretary of the Cameroonians of Lowell Association, as an officer on the Warren Gardens Housing Cooperative board, on the Network of Immigrant and African American Solidarity advisory council, and as a technology chairperson with the Black Community Information Center. He has delivered numerous professional workshops & illustrated talks for all ages in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, greater Boston, nationally, and abroad. Topics include African American genealogy, African World history,…