This is the first in a series of research blogs that will explore the history of enslavement at or adjacent the site now home to Amherst College. On January 29, 1749, Reverend David Parsons (1712-1781) of Hadley 3rd precinct performed two baptisms: one for his day-old son, David Jr.; the other for a child named Goffy….
The Racial History Steering Committee, along with the Office of the President, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion shared current research findings and new research opportunities at a panel discussion on April 11, 2023. Speakers: Welcome by President Michael Elliott Mike Kelly, Co-chair of the Steering Committee on A Racial History of Amherst…
Jin Cole (c.1723-1808) Cato (c. 1737-1825, son of Jin Cole) Titus (1751) Caesar (baptized 1741) Adam (baptized 1735) Peter (baptized 1735) Unknown Name of a Girl (1757) Phillis (age 9, 1741) Humphrey (1742) Caesar (baptized 1741) Pompey (1736, husband of Rebecca) Rebecca (wife of Pompey) Ishmael (1749) Caesar (1750) Mesheck (baptized, 1747) Unknown Name of…
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