Schedule of Sessions

3 Consecutive Sessions led by the Witness Stones Project

Session 1: History of Slavery and West Indies Trade in Connecticut

Wednesday, March 1 (6-8:PM)

• History of Colonial Connecticut inclusive of the centrality of trade with the West Indies and enslavers there.
• The history of slavery in Colonial Connecticut and early American Connecticut.
• Introduction to the Witness Stones Project

For Youth, Leaders, and Adults

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Session 2: Discovering Slavery Through Primary Documents

Wednesday, March 8 (6-8:PM)

• The Five Themes of Slavery and how they are used to understand slavery in Connecticut.
• Extracting evidence of the Five Themes using Primary Documents through group Jigsaw Activty
• Sharing the evidence of slavery to the session attendees thematically.

For Youth and Leaders

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Session 3: Creating a Biographical Sketch of a Locally Enslaved Person

Wednesday, March 15 (6-8:PM)

• Review the Five Themes and their use for extraction of evidence to tell the story of an enslaved individual.
• Group document analysis focusing on evidence provided by WSP.
• Discussion of facts, chronologies, and narrative arch.
• Prepare leaders and students to begin process of collecting and analyzing information and writing a biographical sketch.

For Youth and Leaders

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Youth & Leader Sessions