Hidden Abington: Black and Indigenous Lives in the Era of Slavery

Unearthing Slavery in Abington

How does slavery tie into the founding of Abington, Mass., and what does the town’s first minister have to do with a forgotten woodland grave site that holds a Revolutionary War Veteran and Wampanoag royalty?

by Wayne William Tucker

The Abington Patriot Who Witnessed a British Spy’s Execution

This is the remarkable story of an African American teenager fighting in the Revolution, of a young soldier suffering a life-altering wound and witnessing an historic execution, and of a disabled veteran fighting for benefits.

by Wayne William Tucker

Abington Legend Cuffy Rosaria

Cuffy Rosaria deserves folk hero status in Abington; he has the rare distinction of appearing both in a run-away slave ad and in Revolutionary War muster rolls.

by Wayne William Tucker

StoryMap: Slavery in Old Abington.

Connect to present-day locations in Abington, Rockland, and Whitman with direct links to slavery.

by Wayne William Tucker

“Besides several other Blacks not named”

A list of names of the Black and Indigenous people of eighteenth-century Abington

by Wayne William Tucker

Introduction to Slavery in Massachusetts

An approachable collection of videos, books, talks, podcasts, articles, and links. A sort of self-directed syllabus.

by Wayne William Tucker

Header photo: Abington’s Central Burying Ground at Island Grove. c. 1904. From the collection of the Dyer Memorial Library & Archives.

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