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Project Details
Remarkably, some of the stories of Beverly’s black population have been preserved and can be found at Historic Beverly. These are stories of citizens, black and white, battling against the unjust system of slavery; of enslaved men fighting for freedom for our nation, though not free themselves; of a woman using the law to emancipate her family; and of the racism that affected the lives of Beverly’s black population long after they were freed from bondage. This exhibit presents these accounts using the archives of the Historic Beverly collection.
Subjects or Themes
African-American, African-American history, slavery, slavery history, Massachusetts slavery
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
artifacts, text
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Abby Battis, Associate Director for Collections at Historic Beverly
Terri McFadden, Content Historian
Martha Wetherill, Digital Creator and Content Editor
Terri McFadden, Content Historian
Martha Wetherill, Digital Creator and Content Editor
Year(s)
2018-2019
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
Historic Beverly
Software Employed
Labor and Support
This project was created by the Historic Beverly staff and contracted specialists.
Project Cost
Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement
This exhibit is supported in part by a grant from the Beverly Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.