Tag: #ShemCT21
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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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Remembering the Enslaved in Guilford
Adams Middle School 8th grade students researched and wrote essays to restore history and to honor the humanity and contributions of three enslaved individuals, Shem, Tombo, and Peter Gardner, who […]
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North Guilford to Receive First Witness Stone, First Installation Since Pandemic
By Jesse Williams in the Guilford Courier on May 25, 2021 It has been about two years since Guilford saw the installation of a Witness Stone. That’s about to change. […]