May 25 2023

A Conversation About Racial Equity & Boston’s Workforce, Past, Present & Future

The Boston Foundation

Boston, MA

SkillWorks, a collaborative workforce funding initiative of TBF, presents a public forum exploring the past and present-day challenges facing Boston’s Black labor force. Topics are grounded in Dr. Jaqueline Jones’ latest book, No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era, a historical account of Black workers and the barriers they faced finding employment in progressive Boston.

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