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Town of Chelmsford:

Native American History in the Merrimack River Watershed

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Land Acknowledgement, FAQ, 2023 Proclamation

Other Diverse Topics:

1604 Indian History from the "History of Chelmsford" by Wilson Waters
1641 When Slavery was Legal in Massachusetts
1677 Railroad House withstood the rigors of time for 270 years
1755 Nova Scotia families were forced to move and ended up in Chelmsford
1780 Slavery in Colonial and Revolutionary Massachusetts on the Mass.gov website
1783 Massachusetts included parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, and all of Maine
1955 Chelmsford/Lowell Industrial History for students

Civil Rights, a four-part Video History by Jesse Heines and Bob Pariseau:

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Civil Rights - A History
Episode 1 - Slavery
Oct 2, 2020-Jesse Heines
YouTube, 24 min.
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Civil Rights - A History
Episode 2 - Lynching
Oct 2, 2020-Jesse Heines
YouTube, 26 min.
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Civil Rights - A History
Episode 3 - Segregation
Oct 2, 2020-Jesse Heines
YouTube, 28 min.
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Civil Rights - A History
Episode 4 - Mass Incarceration
Oct 5, 2020-Jesse Heines
YouTube, 24 min.

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