Tag: #SalisburyCT

  • Salisbury School Students Uncover Berkshire History

    Salisbury School Students Uncover Berkshire History

    Witness Stones Project affiliate Salisbury School is is proud to launch its website, Coloring Our Past. We invite you to view the website here.

  • James Mars Day: A Student Chronicle of Real History

    James Mars Day: A Student Chronicle of Real History

    By Clarence Nurse in Intrepid Ed News on January 11, 2022 I wasn’t happy with my school experience in New York City. I wanted more. This class at the Salisbury School (CT) has not only given me more but has also exceeded my wildest expectations about how enjoyable meaningful learning can be. It is now…

  • 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.

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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 like the Mars and the Cesars have had on our communities has really opened our eyes. In turn, our aim is to use our work…

  • 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 their mission of educating the public about this important history, rewriting the stories that have been recorded incorrectly, and uncovering lives that have been ignored…

  • Student Film Screening: Looking for Color

    Student Film Screening: Looking for Color

    From the Atlantic Black Box Project on May 22, 2021 Salisbury, Connecticut: Students from Salisbury School’s Searching for Slavery class, in conjunction with the Upper Housatonic Heritage Area, are excited to screen the premiere of their film, Looking for Color on May 26, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. for Noble Horizons. Among several class projects, this…

  • Noble Horizons to Premiere Film by Salisbury School Students

    Noble Horizons to Premiere Film by Salisbury School Students

    From the Litchfield County Times on May 19, 2021 SALISBURY — Noble Horizons, a senior retirement community at 17 Cobble Road, will premiere Coloring Our Past, a film made by Salisbury School students in Rhonan Mokriski’s 2020-21 Searching for Slavery class, on May 26 at 7 p.m. The film chronicles their discovery of the lost stories of…

  • Paying Tribute to the Life of James Mars at a Witness Stone Ceremony in Norfolk

    Paying Tribute to the Life of James Mars at a Witness Stone Ceremony in Norfolk

    By Patrick L. Sullivan in the TriCornerNews on May 5, 2021 NORFOLK — The life of James Mars was celebrated at the Norfolk Congregational Church on Sunday, May 2, with a ceremony marking the unveiling of a witness stone honoring Mars, the last slave bought or sold in Norfolk. Continue reading.

  • James Mars Day

    James Mars Day

    Salisbury School students honor James Mars’s legacy.