In Defiance: Honoring the Hidden Heroes of Abolition
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Thursday October 23, 2025 |
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What if the most courageous freedom fighters in American history were the ones you’ve never heard of? Step into the untold stories of abolitionists who risked everything to fight injustice and whose names history tried to erase. Join us for a powerful evening of history, reflection, and inspiration as we explore the groundbreaking book, “In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School,” with co-authors Amilcar Shabazz and Tom Weiner. Their stirring work uncovers the lives of 20 extraordinary individuals whose courage and sacrifice changed the course of history. Through vivid storytelling and historical insight, Shabazz and Weiner bring these erased voices back into the light, challenging us to honor the abolitionists' memory with action. EVENT DETAILS:
“In Defiance: 20 Abolitionists You Were Never Taught in School,” will be available for purchase at the event. Amilcar Shabazz is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and former president of the National Council for Black Studies. A renowned scholar and commentator, he has worked internationally and guided Amherst’s African Heritage Reparations Assembly in establishing one of the U.S.’s first funded reparative justice processes. Tom Weiner is a writer, educator, and anti-racism activist who taught for 40 years at Smith College Campus School and co-facilitated workshops on developing healthy boys. He also initiated efforts for a Reparations Commission in Northampton, MA. *Please note: Guests, with the exception of members’ spouses and domestic partners, may attend a maximum of three paid events from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. After the third event, they must join the Club to continue attending events.* |
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