Thanks to the generous support of our Fellows and donors, the MBF recently awarded a special grant of $20,000 to the Justice George Lewis Ruffin Society, affiliated with Northeastern University’s School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, for a new phase of its Long Road to Justice projects.
Since 2018, Long Road to Justice: The African American Experience in the African American Courts has been installed at the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse. The exhibit seeks to educate the viewer about the struggles, sacrifices and successes of African Americans in seeking justice in Massachusetts. Spanning for over 300 years, the exhibit begins with enslaved people who went to court to seek their freedom. The MBF was a proud supporter of the installation of this permanent exhibit.
The exhibit provides the framework for the latest project: Long Road to Justice: Black Changemakers in MA Past, Present, Future. Comprised of a documentary film and teachers’ resource guide, this exciting educational initiative is designed for middle and high schools across the Commonwealth. Black Changemakers, which is aligned with the Massachusetts Department of Education’s History and Social Science Framework, introduces young audiences to men and women who, over a span of three centuries, took enormous personal risk to seek justice and equality.
Read more and learn how you can support this project directly.
