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This exhibit recreates artifacts illustrating how Cambridge reacted to the challenge posed by Stonewall. The artifacts were collected by The History Project, Greater Boston’s LGBTQ+ history archives.

blackyard, winner of the Foundation’s Imagined in Cambridge Social Innovation Award, is a Black queer-led organization supporting Black and multi-racial youth.

From stories of prominent residents, such as members of the Longfellow family to those whose experiences are not widely known, especially women, Bipoc individuals and members of the transgender community, these citizens have shaped all aspects of Cambridge and its history indelibly.

When first elected mayor, Reeves became the first openly gay African American mayor in the United States. During his time on the city council, Reeves was a member of the Cambridge Civics Association Slate and the Working Committee for a Cambridge Rainbow.