Let None Be Excluded – Peabody Essex Museum Philips Library: A virtual exhibition of Peabody Essex Museum’s Let None Be Excluded: The Origins of Equal School Rights in Salem exhibit which showcases the history of youth Black activism in education in Salem
Celebrating Charlotte Forten – Salem State University: A summary of Charlotte Forten’s life, work, and impact. Charlotte Forten was the first female Black graduate of Salem State University and a trailblazing youth Black activist in education.
Set at Liberty – Historic Beverly: A multi-part website comprised of information, primary sources, and stories regarding enslavement in Beverly, Massachusetts
Slavery and Freedom – Salem Maritime National Historic Site: A collection of primary sources, videos, information, and stories concerning slavery and emancipation in Salem, Massachusetts
Atlantic Black Box: A website that consists of stories, or logbooks, about enslavement in New England including Essex County
North Shore Freedom Cases: A database of lawsuits in which the cases refer to the lives of slaves and their freedom
Hidden in Plain Sight – North Parish Unitarian Universalist Church: A digital booklet that contains information concerning enslavement in Andover Massachusetts
Cape Ann Slavery and Abolition: A website that is comprised of the history of slavery and abolition in Cape Ann, Massachusetts
A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince: Nancy Prince’s autobiography describes her life as a Black female abolitionist in the 19th century
Nancy Prince – National Park Service: An article about Nancy Prince’s life which also refers to her autobiography
Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Marblehead – Marblehead Museum: A webpage containing a variety of resources relating to slavery, abolition, and Black history in Marblehead, MA including an online database of free and enslaved people of color
1754 Massachusetts Slave Census – Primary Research: A database of primary sources that document slaves of towns in Massachusetts in 1754
Unfolding Histories – Cape Ann Museum: A digital database and website that houses primary sources related to enslavement and abolition as well as information on slavery in Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Climate Safe Neighborhoods: A website highlighting the role of race in climate change by utilizing GIS mapping to show connections between historic redlined neighborhoods in Haverhill, MA and Lawrence, MA and current-day climate issues
Andover “Stories” – Andover Center for History & Culture: A collection of stories from Andover Massachusetts relating to African American history
African American Ancestry – Salem Ancestry: A collection of various resources all relating to the history and ancestry of African Americans in Salem, Massachusetts
Freedom on the Move – Cornell University, University of Alabama, The University of New Orleans, University of Kentucky, The Ohio State University: A compilation of newspaper articles and clippings regarding the movement, lives, and descriptions of people who were escaping enslavement.
Free, Enslaved, and People of Color in Andover – Andover Center for History & Culture: Collection of resources about the people of color who lived in Andover from 1600 through 1850.
