Whose revolution?: multiple narratives of the american revolution and its legacies in massachusetts [the massachusetts historical society and the concord museum have partnered to propose a 6-day…

This federal Project Grant award of $189,708.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) supports a 6-day teacher workshop hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Concord Museum. The workshop will explore multiple narratives of the American Revolution and its legacies in Massachusetts, providing place-based experiences at historic sites guided by academic and public historians, literary scholars, and community experts. Teachers will investigate primary sources from the Revolutionary period, including artifacts, letters, paintings, and petitions, through archival inquiry, museum exhibitions, performances, and historical tours. The goal is to equip educators with a more complex understanding of the American Revolution and its legacies, prioritizing inclusive storytelling and engaging the histories of Black, Indigenous, and women.

Whose revolution?: multiple narratives of the american revolution and its legacies in massachusetts [the massachusetts historical society and the concord museum have partnered to propose a 6-day workshop, teachers would explore famous and lesser-known sites related to the american revolution and its aftermath in massachusetts. These place-based experiences in the greater boston area and the south shore of massachusetts will be guided by academic and public historians, literary scholars, and community experts, whose work prioritizes inclusive storytelling and engages the histories of black and indigenous people and women. Teachers will investigate rich primary sources from the revolutionary period, including artifacts, letters, paintings, and petitions through archival inquiry, museum exhibitions, performances, and historical tours. These experiences?and the multiple perspectives which they engage?leverage the richness of the humanities to equip educators with a more complex understanding of the revolution and its legacies.]