Hidden History
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society commits to telling the story of slavery and freedom. Records of enslaved people in the West Division exist from 1693.
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society commits to telling the story of slavery and freedom. Records of enslaved people in the West Division exist from 1693.
This project helps students, teachers and communitye members shift their gaze from a New England colonial history dominated by English settlers to one informed by the institution of slavery.
This project helps students, teachers and communitye members shift their gaze from a New England colonial history dominated by English settlers to one informed by the institution of slavery.
Participants engage with local primary sources to tell the stories of the enslaved and enslavers and amplify their stories through civic engagement activities.
Participants engage with local primary sources to tell the stories of the enslaved and enslavers and amplify their stories through civic engagement activities.
Our research uncovers through lines and the words to address compelling questions students and teachers wrestle with today:
Our research uncovers through lines and the words to address compelling questions students and teachers wrestle with today:
What is the legacy of power relationships from slavery, based on race and profit, that still exist today? And, have these power relationships changed?
What is the legacy of power relationships from slavery, based on race and profit, that still exist today? And, have these power relationships changed?
How can confronting our past help us to address questions of racial injustice today?
How can confronting our past help us to address questions of racial injustice today?
How can these stories reach a wider audience?
How can these stories reach a wider audience?
Retired Social Studies teachers from the West Hartford Public Schools,
Dr. Tracey Wilson (Town Historian) and Liz Devine will present these programs.
Retired Social Studies teachers from the West Hartford Public Schools,
Dr. Tracey Wilson (Town Historian) and Liz Devine will present these programs.
"We need to engage everyone in meaningful conversation about what it would take to cleanse ourselves of the legacy of slavery."
"We need to engage everyone in meaningful conversation about what it would take to cleanse ourselves of the legacy of slavery."
Bryan Stevenson, 2015 MOMA Interview
Bryan Stevenson, 2015 MOMA Interview
Gratitude to our 2022 - 23 Sponsors and Participants
Gratitude to our 2022 - 23 Sponsors and Participants
