The history of slavery has deep roots in New England, starting in the 1600s and peaking around the time of the Revolutionary War. But for centuries, stories of Northern slavery were not easy to find.

When: Lancaster City Council meeting, Jan. 28. Mayor Danene Sorace and council members Faith Craig and Lochard Calixte were absent. What happened: The Lancaster City Witness Stones Project will place ...

RIDGEFIELD — The lives of two individuals enslaved in town in the 18th century have been memorialized and remembered as "undeniably human" as part of an ongoing student-led research project. “Their ...

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