Category: Student Work

  • West Hartford Town Council Approves Procedure for Honorary and Historic Renaming of Public Streets

    West Hartford Town Council Approves Procedure for Honorary and Historic Renaming of Public Streets

    By Sophie Christensen on We-Ha.com on June 9, 2021 In a January Letter to the Editor, Aliza Sadiq and Regina Miller (two Kingswood Oxford students) asked the West Hartford Town Council to […]

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    Tombo’s Story

    By Huiying Muhs, Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, ’21 Many people know about slaves and some know their names, but most people don’t think about their life stories because there […]

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    The Narrative of the Life of Peter Gardner

    By Cassandra Ward, Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, ’21 Many years ago, enslaved people lived in Guilford. Still today, people are remembering their lives and legacies. For some enslaved people, […]

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    Shem’s Story

    By Sofia Welch, Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School ’21 Shem was an African-American enslaved being who lived in Guilford, Connecticut. He was born in 1726 and was first enslaved under […]

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    Student Poetry from Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Students

    Seventh-grade students from the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School wrote poems to tell the life stories of Jenny Freeman and Lewis Lewia.  Jenny Freeman By Ilona Binch Sun shining through the […]

  • The Story of Elizabeth Freeman

    The Story of Elizabeth Freeman

    Students at Witness Stone affiliate the Salisbury School have been uncovering the history of slavery in Northwest Connecticut. Here they present the life of Elizabeth Freeman.

  • Foote School Students Recover the Life of Pink Primus

    Foote School Students Recover the Life of Pink Primus

    Students from the Foote School gathered at the Pardee-Morris House on June 2, 2021, to remember the life of Pink Primus. Students read original poetry and displayed the infographics they […]

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    Marshall Miles Interviews Caleb May and Rhonan Mokriski about “Coloring Our Past”

    “This movie has forced us to confront history that challenges our perception of who we are and how we became a country. Looking at the contributions local families of color […]

  • Director’s Discussion: Coloring Our Past

    Director’s Discussion: Coloring Our Past

    Salisbury School student Caleb May leads a discussion about the film Coloring Our Past with Cesar family descendants and friends.

  • Coloring Our Past Film

    Coloring Our Past Film

    Among several class projects, this film is one of three documentaries students from Salisbury School’s Searching for Slavery class have created over the course of the year to carry out […]