Born free in Concord, Massachusetts, USA, Clark became an antislavery activist, civil rights advocate, and educator. After moving to Boston in the 1840s, she joined the Joy Street African Baptist Church, also known as the African Meeting House, the birthplace of the New England Anti-Slavery Society and a central meeting site for abolitionists. Supported by the American Missionary Association (AMA) as well as the Friends’ Freedmen’s Association (FFA), Clark spent years educating newly freed people in the South. This section features The Robbins House in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as an interactive timeline of Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark’s activism. The Robbins House The Robbins House is a 544-square-foot house, built in the early 1820s, was originally located on an isolated farm overlooking the Great Meadows along the Concord River. The first two families who lived here were descendants of Caesar Robbins, a Revolutionary War Patriot. In 1823, Caesar’s son Peter Robbins purchased the new two-room house and over 13 acres for $260. Peter and his wife Fatima resided in the west side of the house; Peter’s sister, Susan, her husband Jack Garrison, and their children occupied the east side. Peter Hutchinson, Fatima’s relative, bought the house in 1852. He and his large family were the last to live in this house on the farm. Timeline Born free in Concord, Massachusetts, USA, Clark became an antislavery activist, civil rights advocate, and educator. After moving to Boston in the 1840s, where Clark began her abolitionist efforts and started her teaching career, she spent years educating newly freed people in the South. This timeline highlights her antislavery, educational, and civil rights work and activism. Insert Storymap here
