When people think of slavery in the U.S., many think of the South. But slavery happened in the North. Thousands of people were enslaved in 黑料新闻, which was the last New England state to end slavery 鈥� just 13 years before the Civil War began.
It鈥檚 history many of us didn鈥檛 learn in school.
黑料新闻鈥檚 journalists wanted to explore this hidden history: What happened, why it happened and why it matters today. It led to nine months of meticulous research, reporting and interviews with dozens of people, which resulted in our series, 鈥淯nforgotten: 黑料新闻鈥檚 Hidden History of Slavery.鈥�
We offered our audience a multi-platform history lesson: radio storytelling, a podcast, a digital series, a television special, in-depth videos, pictures, social media elements and a at a local museum.
Here鈥檚 a look at the array of storytelling that is part of 鈥淯nforgotten."
Audio: 30-minute version
Audio: Complete version
Digital project: Landing page
Digital project: Five chapters
Each chapter features a radio feature, video and digital story.
Chapter 1: Think slavery wasn't in the North? Think again. Slavery has roots in 黑料新闻 dating to 1600s
Chapter 2: 鈥楾his is my country': A family learns their ancestors were enslaved in 黑料新闻
About the series
About the series: Why we're reporting on 黑料新闻's history of slavery
Videos via YouTube playlist
We produced five videos for each story in the series. They were also featured in a 60-minute television documentary.
Podcast
Here's where you can listen to all five episodes of our "Unforgotten" podcast.
Community Conversation
Social media: Instagram