Slavery in the Colonial North

FAIN: ES-301374-24

Historic Hudson Valley (Tarrytown, NY 10591-1203)
Nicole Wallace (Project Director: February 2024 to present)
Leslie M. Harris (Co Project Director: July 2024 to present)

A one-week, residential institute for 30 K-12 teachers on slavery in the colonial North.

Historic Hudson Valley will offer a one-week NEH Institute for K-12 teachers entitled Slavery in the Colonial North. This Institute would host 30 participants for a fully residential program in Westchester County, New York from July 13– 19, 2025. The institute will present slavery as a central element of American economic and political development in the North as well as the South and will equip participants with the tools needed to teach this history to their classes with accuracy and sensitivity.