Short Videos

Colonial West Hartford

These short videos were created for students to learn about the institution of slavery with a look at laws and the role of the church in colonial CT.

Laws on Slavery Lesson

Laws on Slavery Videos

Slideshow Laws on Slavery

1774 law
1784 Slave Laws
Legislation in CT Relating to African Americans, typescript from Chris Collier
CT slave laws: David Menschel, "Abolition Without Deliverance: The Law of Connecticut Slavery 1784-1848," Yale Law Journal, September 24, 2001, pp 183-222,

Video Laws on Slavery in CT

By Tracey M. Wilson

Church Final.webm

Church and Meeting House.mp4

The role of Church in the institution of slavery .

Created by Tracey M Wilson

A look at Church records and what we can learn about slavery .

Created by Tracey M Wilson

FINAL Lyde and Page story use this for Video

Trade

This slideshow was created for 5th graders coming to the Noah Webster House to tell the story of Page and Lyde two enslaved people who we believe were a couple and had a child.

Trade in the West Division

Video Created by Elizabeth Devine