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📗
Beland, Amanda. “Resident helps refurbish Ashland’s oldest cemetery.” The Metrowest Daily News.www.metrowestdailynews.com/ar... September 13, 2020).
Buday, Cathy. “Slavery was alive and well in Hopkinton.” Hopkinton MA 300th Anniversary. hpkmam.wixsite.com/hopkintonm... September 13, 2020).
“Edward Hopkins.” Museum of Connecticut History. museumofcthistory.org/2015/08... (accessed September 13, 2020).
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. hopkhistsoc.org/facts.php?sid=1
Leacu, Steve. “Sir Harry” Ashland Historical Society www.ashlandhistsociety.com/Pag... (accessed September 13, 2020).
Schur, Joan Brodsky. “Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin.” National Archives. www.archives.gov/education/le... (accessed September 13, 2020).
Tremblay, Bob. “To sir, with love in Hopkinton.” The Metrowest Daily News. www.metrowestdailynews.com/ar... (accessed September 13, 2020).
“The Praying Indians of Megunko”. SlideShare. www.slideshare.net/pebrodeur/... (accessed September 13, 2020).
“The 1754 Slave Census.”Primary Research. primaryresearch.org/the-1754-... September 13, 2020).

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[@BlackGemsUnearthed]

Thanks, Paul! :-D

[@kamalio8280]

Your videos are educational and really has "unearthed" info that I have wanted to know about Massachusetts. so clear and informative that they will be helpful for children middle school and up. Thank you. I will be sharing.

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[@coleharrison7766]

Thank you for posting this. I grew up next to Hopkinton and was totally unaware of this history. Surprised this doesn't come up in school.

[@lindaconnelly6575]

So well done! Fascinating and informative. So important to get this information out there!

[@BlackGemsUnearthed]

Thank you so much for your help with the research 😊

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