Posts Tagged ‘Black history’
Lynette Laveau-Saxe
Lynette Laveau-Saxe was born in Trinidad and moved to Boston to be with her husband, who was studying anthropology at Brandeis. She is a teacher, actress, mentor, and life success coach and currently produces the Callaloo Express Relationship Show on CCTV. She’s lived in Cambridge for 50 years.
Read MoreA Dead-End that Led to a Deadly End
By Michael Kenney, 2012 Unless you have a parking space in Stone Court, chances are you have driven right past it, heading up Massachusetts Avenue toward Porter Square. But in olden times you would have shuddered as you passed by and perhaps felt a chill, because then it was known as “The Way to Gallows…
Read MoreSelf-Guided Tour: Caribbean Community in the Port
This tour focuses on the history of the Caribbean community in the Port through personal stories in the context of places of work, education, worship, and outreach.
Read MoreWilliam Henry Lewis (1868-1949), Lawyer, Athlete, Public Servant
By Daphne Abeel, 2002 William Henry Lewis, a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, was an outstanding athlete and an orator for his college class (1892). He carried on a successful law practice in Boston, served on the Cambridge City Council, was elected to the Massachusetts legislature, and was appointed assistant attorney general…
Read MoreMaria Baldwin, 1856-1922: “An Honor and a Glory”
By Daphne Abeel, 2006 Cantabrigian Maria Baldwin, a gifted and imposing African-American educator of the early 20th century, has never lacked recognition. During her lifetime and after her death, she was praised and then remembered. She was exceptional for her era and perhaps for all eras, attracting the attention of the entire community with her…
Read MoreEarly Cambridge Newspapers
By George Grier Wright, 1928 This article can be found in the Proceedings of the Cambridge Historical Society Volume 20, from the years 1927-1929. In the fall of 1839 two school boys, Peter L. Cox, aged fifteen years, and his brother Henry S., aged twelve years, conceived the idea of publishing a weekly paper for…
Read MoreCambridge Through the Pages
By Lucy Caplan, 2013 Did you know that Cambridge has been home to a mad scientist who can revive the dead, a teenager who met with George Washington, and a man who can see into his own future? Across the centuries, Cambridge has inspired writers of fiction and poetry as an ideal setting for their…
Read MoreCambridge Black History Project
The Cambridge Black History Project is an all-volunteer organization of individuals having deep roots in Cambridge. They are committed to researching, accurately documenting, preserving and illuminating the journeys, accomplishments, and challenges of Black Cantabrigians, and to raising awareness of their stories through educational outreach to the Cambridge community and beyond. Contact CBHP via email.
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