Songs of Slavery & Emancipation at The Bombyx Center
June 21, 2026, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Bombyx Center 130 Pine Street Northampton, MA 01062 + Google Map
Historic Deerfield Presents Songs of Slavery & Emancipation
Taking place at The Bombyx Center
SCHEDULE
Singing workshop with Dr. Kathy Bullock: 1 – 2:15 pm (Doors at 12:30pm)
Concert: 4 pm (Doors at 3 pm)
Join us at the Bombyx Center for an unforgettable performance of music, led by Dr. Kathy Bullock, carrying a people through bondage and into freedom. Songs of Slavery & Emancipation is more than a concert, it is a living tribute to resilience, faith and the unbreakable spirit of a people.
Compiled by Swiss scholar and musician Mat Callahan, Songs of Slavery and Emancipation is a collection of songs composed and sung by slaves either preparing for, or commemorating, revolt. To this collection is added the songs of the abolitionist movement, dedicated to the eradication of the slave system. Many of the abolitionist songs were composed by fugitive slaves or free Black people, and were widely disseminated in the Northern States between the American Revolution and the Civil War.
Read more and get tickets on the Bombyx website.