Exhuming Hidden History: Sources for Teaching about Slavery in New England

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TEACHING RESOURCES

Abstract: The role of slavery in New England remains a neglected topic. This teaching resources article offers a comprehensive survey of some of the most recent teaching materials that cover the theme of slavery in the North and also traces the general history of African Americans in this region from the colonial era through the antebellum period. Particularly useful for high school teachers are the specific start/stop times for documentaries and the appendix, which points readers towards websites that are useful for classroom purposes. Author David Lucander recently earned his PhD from the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of …