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The Wide Awakes’ First March in Hartford
How did the Wide Awakes "wake-up" America in 1860?
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Learning from the “Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave”
What can we learn about the experience of being a freedom seeker from William Grimes's life and autobiography?
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The Struggle for Equality: Black Burials in the Old Willimantic Cemetery
To what extent did burial practices reflect the status of enslaved people and free Black people in Connecticut?
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Anti-Racist Allies and Accomplices in Connecticut History
In what ways are both anti-racist allies and anti-racist accomplices important in the struggle for social justice?
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