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Salem Maritime Publishes New Guide to Uncovering Black History in Essex County
February 13, 2022
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Salem Maritime Publishes New Guide to Uncovering Black History in Essex County
Salem Maritime National Historic Site is pleased to announce the online publication of African Americans in Essex County, Massachusetts: An Annotated Guide. The guide follows a two-year project, funded by the National Park Service and administered by the Organization of American Historians, to identify resources on Black history in Essex County archives. The report identifies a systemic exclusion and marginalization of Black people in archival records. Consequently, lived Black experience remains underrepresented, or sometimes totally absent, in historic interpretation and public memory of 17th, 18th, and 19th century Essex County and New England. The report seeks to address this absence by providing a comprehensive guide on how and where to locate resources for sharing honest and inclusive Black history. The report will serve as an invaluable tool for students, teachers, public historians, scholars, and all others seeking to learn and share stories of African American residents of Essex County.
African Americans in Essex County, Massachusetts: An Annotated Guide is available only online and can be downloaded here.