Exploring Black lives in MetroWest, MA in the 1700s
This video looks at the existence of slavery in the MetroWest of Massachusetts (specifically Hopkinton, Westborough, & Ashland) in the 1700s, and how the North was connected to Southern slavery.
⏰TIME STAMPS⏰
0:42 Hopkinton Early Town History
1:27 Hopkinton & History of Slavery
3:20 Westborough Parkman Memorial Chapel & History of Slavery
4:03 Old Frankland Road & History of Slavery
5:50 Richard Potter the first American Magician
6:32 Landmarks from enslaved Africans
6:54 Simpson-Jones Burying Ground Ashland
8:38 Westborough's Eli Whitney & Cotton Gin
11:00 Chocolate Therapy
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📗 SOURCES📗
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Hardesty, Jared Ross. Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds: A History of Slavery in New England. Chapter 4 Working Worlds. University of Massachusetts Press, 2019.
“Historical Briefs.” Hopkinton Historical Society. https://hopkhistsoc.org/facts.php?sid=1
Leacu, Steve. “Sir Harry” Ashland Historical Society http://www.ashlandhistsociety.com/Pag... (accessed September 13, 2020).
Schur, Joan Brodsky. “Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin.” National Archives. https://www.archives.gov/education/le... (accessed September 13, 2020).
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