Black Joy in Revolutionary-Era Providence - A Lecture with Tara Bynum

  • November 6, 2025 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  • John Brown House Museum

    52 Power Street
    Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Ticket Price $5.72-$39.73 Register Now
Description

Join the John Brown House Museum, a Rhode Island Historical Society Museum, on Thursday, November 6, at 5:30pm for Black Joy in Revolutionary Providence, a presentation by Tara A. Bynum.

Drawing from her book Reading Pleasures: Everyday Black Living in Early America, as well as additional research she has conducted at the RIHS’s Robinson Research Center, Dr. Bynum will explore the internal lives of Black residents in Providence and the United States more broadly as described in letters, pamphlets, and other primary documents. Bynum will examine the pockets of joy found by early Black Americans despite enslavement, including Eve Brown, a woman enslaved to John Brown’s cousin, Mary Brown.

Tara A. Bynum is an Associate Professor of English and African American Studies at University of Iowa. She is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships: including, the John Carter Brown Library, McNeil Center for Early American Studies, American Antiquarian Society, and the Library Company of Philadelphia. 

Date & Time

Thu, Nov 6, 2025 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Venue Details

John Brown House Museum

52 Power Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02906 John Brown House Museum
Rhode Island Historical Society

The Rhode Island Historical Society, the state's oldest and only statewide historical organization, is dedicated to honoring, interpreting and sharing Rhode Island's past to enrich the present and inspire the future. Founded in 1822, the RIHS is an advocate for history as a means to develop empathy and 21st  -century skills, using its historical materials and knowledge to explore topics of timeless relevance and public interest. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, it is dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible public programming and educational opportunities for all Rhode Islanders through its four sites: the John Brown House Museum, the Museum of Work & Culture, the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center and the Aldrich House.


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