Thoreau: Civil Rights & Civil Disobedience
A thought-provoking exploration of Thoreau’s participation in the Underground Railroad, his abolitionist views, night in jail and how his writings have historically inspired civil rights movements around the world.
Richard Smith has lectured on and written about antebellum United States history and 19th-Century American literature since 1995. He has worked in Concord as a public historian and Living History Interpreter for 25 years and has portrayed Henry Thoreau at Walden Pond, around the country, and in Canada. He has written eight books for Applewood books and is a regular contributor to Discover Concord magazine.
Please check the link for up-to-date details including registration.
About the Thoreau Society Speakers Bureau
The Thoreau Society offers free educational programs to public libraries, community centers, senior centers, and other groups and organizations in Massachusetts about the life, works, and legacies of Henry David Thoreau. If you live outside of Massachusetts, please contact us about a speaker near you.
If you are interested in hosting a Thoreau Society presentation, please email membership@thoreausociety.org.
This series is supported in part by a Mass Humanities Staffing Recovery Grant (2023-2025) that provides for our Membership and Program Coordinator. Funding from Mass Humanities has been provided through the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
