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slavery and abolition - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
Middletown’s Beman Triangle: A Testament to Black Freedom and Resilience
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Hebron’s Josephine Sophia (White) Griffing and a Vision for Post-Emancipation America
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Black Loyalist Refugees: Toney Escapes During the Burning of Fairfield
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Oniontown: How Hard Work, Tall Tales, and Red Onions Built Wethersfield
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James Lindsey Smith Takes the Underground Railroad to Connecticut
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[Archived] James Lindsey Smith Takes the Underground Railroad to Connecticut
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Connecticut’s Black Civil War Regiment
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Apostle of Peace: Elihu Burritt’s Quest for Universal Brotherhood
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“A Noble and Precious Life”: Edgar M. Woodford, Civil Engineer, Abolitionist, and Soldier
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Joshua Hempsted Born – Today in History: September 1
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The Amistad
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Connecticut’s First Known Juneteenth Celebration in Norwich – Who Knew?
[Archived] The Legacy of David Miles Hotchkiss
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Prospect’s David Miles Hotchkiss and the Free Soil Party
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John Brown: A Portrait of Violent Abolitionism
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James Mars’ Words Illuminate the Cruelty of Slavery in New England
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A Different Look at the Amistad Trial: The Teenager Who Helped Save the Mende Captives
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Venture Smith, from Slavery to Freedom
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New Britain Plays Part in the Underground Railroad
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Ebenezer Bassett’s Historic Journey
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From the State Historian: Connecticut’s Slow Steps Toward Emancipation
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Caleb Brewster: A Patriot Against Freedom
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Site Lines: Connecticut’s Freedom Trail
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Reading, Writing, and the Great Outdoors: Frederick Gunn’s School Transforms Victorian-era Education
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The Seth Wetmore House: A Storied Structure of 18th Century Middletown
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John Brown Born – Today in History: May 9
Blacksmith Isaac Glasko Challenges the State Constitution
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The 29th Leaves for War – Today in History: March 19
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Connecticut’s Black Governors
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Jackson v. Bulloch and the End of Slavery in Connecticut
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Site Lines: Fortresses of Faith, Agents of Change
The Fugitive and the Hero
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The Fight Over Slavery Reaches Torrington
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Augustus Washington (1820 – 1875): African American Daguerreotypist
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Reverend James Pennington: A Voice for Freedom
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“An Admirable Portrait” of Frederick Douglass
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A Connecticut Slave in George Washington’s Army
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James Williams, More than Trinity College’s Janitor
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Connecticut and the West Indies: Sugar Spurs Trans-Atlantic Trade
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The Great Remedy: Picturing the Emancipation Proclamation
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Slavery and the Pequot War
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Liberian Independence Day
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Begins Serialization – Today in History: June 5
Hidden Nearby: John Brown’s Torrington Birthplace
Speaking under the Open Sky: Frederick Douglass in Connecticut
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A Successful Lawyer and Politician Who Never Went to College
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North and South: The Legacy of Eli Whitney
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1850s Equal Rights Activist James Mars
Nancy Toney’s Lifetime in Slavery
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Gradual Emancipation Reflected the Struggle of Some to Envision Black Freedom
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An Orderly & Decent Government: Making Self-Government Work, 1776-1818
Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published 1852
Early Anti-slavery Advocates in 18th-century Connecticut
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