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The Explosion of the Redding Baptist Meeting House

  • Writer:
    Alec Lurie

  • Town(s):
    Redding

Middletown’s Beman Triangle: A Testament to Black Freedom and Resilience

  • Writer:
    Jesse Nasta

  • Town(s):
    Middletown

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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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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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The Amistad

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Connecticut’s First Known Juneteenth Celebration in Norwich – Who Knew?

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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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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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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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

  • Writer:
    Brenda Milkofsky

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The Great Remedy: Picturing the Emancipation Proclamation

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Slavery and the Pequot War

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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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Nancy Toney’s Lifetime in Slavery

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An Orderly & Decent Government: Making Self-Government Work, 1776-1818

Early Anti-slavery Advocates in 18th-century Connecticut

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Venture Smith, from Slavery to Freedom

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Hidden Nearby: John Brown’s Torrington Birthplace

  • Writer:
    Peter Vermilyea

  • Town(s):
    Torrington

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Begins Serialization – Today in History: June 5

Gradual Emancipation Reflected the Struggle of Some to Envision Black Freedom

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The 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment Leaves for War – Today in History: March 19

  • Writer:
    Cornel Garfman

  • Town(s):
    New Haven

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The Fight Over Slavery Reaches Torrington

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Joshua Hempsted Born – Today in History: September 1

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