Online Resources

African Americans in Essex County: An Annotated Guide. From Salem Maritime and Saugus Ironworks National Historic Sites. Essex County resources compiled by Dr. Kabria Baumgartner and Dr. Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello

Set at Liberty: Stories of the Enslaved in a New England Town, 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."

Pathways In Freedom, Salem Maritime National Historic Site. "In 1783, several court decisions in Massachusetts granted individual enslaved people their freedom. Together, these cases convinced most master-enslavers that slavery was no longer legal in the state. On this interactive tour, you'll explore the options available to the city's newly free people."

History of Slavery at Salem Maritime National Historic Site Digital Tour

Atlantic Black Box website dedicated to resources related to New England’s role in the Atlantic Slave Trade

Primary Sources documents associated with Royall House and Slave Quarters

Freedom Cases North Shore, MA compiled by Jeanne Pickering

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Unexamined History of a New England Town and Parish, digital booklet. Compiled by North Parish, Unitarian Universalist Church, North Andover

Cape Ann Slavery and Abolition. The Cape Ann Slavery and Abolition website aims to reveal the hidden history of enslaved people, slaveowners, slave traders and sea captains, business owners involved in, or benefitting from, the slave trade on Cape Ann, and to tell their stories. Using contemporary research and primary sources, we present evidence-based information that has been overlooked, suppressed, or erased from local historical narratives.

Andover “Stories”. Website related to Black experience from Andover Center for History and Culture.

A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince Gloucester native, descendant of slaves who, despite harsh treatment and stifling prejudice, committed herself to activism; her memoir exemplifies both the exclusionary policies she faced as well as resistance- especially in her decision to live abroad.

Resources of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in Marblehead (updated regularly), from Marblehead Museum

The Free and Enslaved People of Color in Marblehead Online Database: Exploring Marblehead's Diverse History, Online Database from Marblehead Museum

From Donna Seger, Salem State University

The Remond Family History

Blog Post "Worldy Remonds of Salem"

Blog Post "Caroline Remond Putnam"