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Free People of Color in New England
April 22, 2004
Julie Winch UMass, Boston
Bryan Rommel-Ruiz Colorado College
Peter Hinks independent scholar

A panel discusses New England's role in the conduct of the slave trade and the recent compilation of data related to that trade that makes this an auspicious time to examine new research in this area.

New England's pride in its abolitionist heritage has long obscured the presence of slavery in the region for over 200 years from its first founding to the institution's ultimate demise through schemes of gradual emancipation.

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