Category: Slavery in the North

Amherst College in 1821

Slavery, Amherst College, and Black lives in the Connecticut River Valley

View of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts with mountains in the distance and dark clouds overhead

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.  Watch video of the panel discussion » Speakers: Welcome by President Michael Elliott Mike Kelly, Co-chair of the Steering…

Remembering Enslaved People and the Meaning of History

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…