Follen Church Sanctuary, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA
By Lexington Lyceum Advocates con-sponsored with Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL)
Dr. Robert A. Bellinger
A talk that will explore the significance of the Reconstruction era for understanding America’s past and as a window for examining issues in the present. A reception will follow Dr. Bellinger’s talk.
Robert Bellinger, PhD, Associate Professor Emeritus in History Suffolk University. Dr. Bellinger is a public historian with a background in Black Studies and almost half a century of experience as an educator. 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.