Letter: Failure To Protect Historic Documents Underscores Failings of Jones Library Leadership
In her letter about the Jones Library in the Amherst Bulletin, my friend Susan Tracy,…
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Amherst Writers Walking Tour To Be Celebrated
Source: amherstma.gov Amherst’s rich literary history is now more visible and interactive with the recent…
Amherst’s Writers Walk Launched
Biographies are often the ways we get introduced to writers in our midst. In Amherst,…
Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human – How To Give Back The Land
A note from the series editor: A reckoning is upon us. More and more…
Opinion: Love Justice And Climate Change. Danger In The Attack On Critical Race Theory
Conservatives in the U.S. have been attacking Critical Race Theory (CRT), or what they think is Critical…
Almanac: Giants
By the mid-19th -century most of rural New England resembled Ireland or northern Scotland—treeless hills…
Civil War Tablets Viewing Hours Announced
Source: amherstma.gov The Civil War Tablets donated to the Town of Amherst in 1893 will…
July 4 Communal Reading Of Frederick Douglass Speech Celebrates The Struggle For Justice
The annual communal reading of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the 4th of…
Community Reading Of Frederick Douglass – July 4 – South Amherst Common
Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you,…
One-day Seminar Documenting Early History of Black Lives In The Valley, June 19
Source: UMass History Department The Pioneer Valley History Network, the UMass Amherst Public History Program,…
Amherst Schedules Juneteenth Community Celebration
Source: amherstma.gov On Saturday, June 19th 2021, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will celebrate Juneteenth for…
A Primer On Juneteenth
by Amilcar and Demetria Shabazz This June 19, 2021, for the first time ever, the…