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Reconstruction and the “Moral Sense of the Nation” with Dr. Robert Bellinger
October 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dr. Bellinger is a public historian with a background in Black Studies and almost half a century of experience as an educator, and a Professor Emeritus in History Suffolk University. He has served as a consultant and historian for documentary films, most notably the well-received documentary Birth of a Movement (2017).
Dr. Bellinger has been engaged in public history projects at historic sites, monuments, and installations. Recently Dr. Bellinger completed a research project with the Lexington Historical Society on the history of Black people in Lexington 1690-1800, to expand the understanding and interpretation of the history of this Massachusetts community. A recent inductee into the Old Middlesex Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Dr. Bellinger also serves on several boards, including for the Robbins House in Concord, the Shirley-Eustis House in Roxbury, and Middleton Place in Charleston, South Carolina. QUESTIONS? Email [email protected].
This event is co-sponsored by the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington. A community reception will follow.