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Christine Clements's avatar

Great video! For further information about slavery in New England, check out Jared Hardesty's book Unfreedom. The enslaved experience had many different versions, far beyond the stories we've learned about the southern cotton fields.

See also programming at the Old North Church historic site, which is grappling with its own connection to the slave trade in the early 1700s.

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Martha Tubinis's avatar

Nicely done Eamon!

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Joan's avatar

Excellent!

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Joan's avatar

Excellent!

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Michael W. Morris's avatar

Eamon

What a strong presentation. Congratulations to a terrific Andover historian

Mike Morris, Sr

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Joanne's avatar

So well presented! A good “read” with an important story to tell. Thank you Eamon!

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Buzz Stapczynski's avatar

Wow! Nice piece of work. Thank you.

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M. Holmes's avatar

Eamon has produced an excellent video and made an excellent case for re-visiting the traditional narrative of United States history. Bravo!

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Cathy Urquhart's avatar

Very well done. Is this who Poor Street is named for?

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Elaine Clements's avatar

Yes! You can read more about William Poor and see early maps of the area here, https://historybuzz.substack.com/p/poor-wagon-shop-founder-william-poor. We did a three-part series on William Poor and the wagon shop. Click on the magnifying glass next to What It History Buzz on the home page and search for Poor Wagon Shop to read all three stories.

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Cathy Urquhart's avatar

Great! Thank you.

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Patrica Lee's avatar

Well Done! I really enjoyed watching this.

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