Yours in the Cause: Faces of Radical Abolition (2017 seasonal exhibit)
Thousands of Americans banded together to overthrow slavery in the decades before the Civil War, including the Robinsons of Rokeby and the abolitionists featured in this insightful exhibition that explores their ideas and actions.
Rarely seen historic photographs depict a select group of abolitionists, each with ties to the Robinsons as documented in letters, account books, broadsides, and other artifacts that are also on view. It’s your chance to meet some of the most principled and determined Americans you’ve probably never heard of.
These daguerreotypes, tintypes, and cartes de visite — the earliest forms of photography — are engaging on their own, as historic artifacts. Understood in the context of their time, they help us to see the origins and structure of the American protest movement.
February 2, 2021: Righting the Erasure of Black History and Creating a more Inclusive American Story
Winter Season Book Group — Join us each month, January–April for FREE virtual discussions about four powerful books. Registration in advance is required.
January 19, 2021: Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow — Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
February 23, 2021: Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790–1890 — Elise Guyette
March 23, 2021: Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community — Brenda J. Child
April 20, 2021: The Water Dancer — Ta-Nehisi Coates
Please note: Additional programs for Winter 2021 are being considered. Check back for announcements should we be able to offer them, or Subscribe to our eNewsletter to receive the museum’s e-news announcements.
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Rokeby is currently closed for the season, but we are offering some virtual programming with more in the works.