Reexamining Connecticut's Prince Mortimer
Session Overview:
John Mills’ lecture brings to light the largely untold story of Prince Mortimer while also evaluating the ripple effects of a past time. Mills traces his personal path in discovering his ties to slavery, what it revealed about himself, and the challenges he would eventually face in attempting to find the burial locations of his ancestors – marrying his own experiences and revelations to that of Connecticut’s Prince Mortimer.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will be able to align the dynamics of chattel slavery to current day challenges
2. Students will be able to describe the genealogical effects of limited documentation of the enslaved
3. Students will know Prince Mortimer and his story
