In Traces of the Trade, film producer Katrina Browne tells the story of her forebears — the deWolf family, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. The film follows Browne and nine family members as they retrace the triangle trade and begin to think about how to address legacies of racial violence and the meaning of reconciliation. Dain and Constance Perry, who traveled on the pilgrimage, will lead a discussion following a showing of the film.
Takes place in the Library Community Room, no registration required.
This event is made possible by The Old Lyme Witness Stones Partnership. The partnership’s goal is to expand the understanding of local history and honor the humanity and the contributions of those formerly enslaved in the community. The partnership’s founding members include the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, the Florence Griswold Museum, the Lyme-Old Lyme Schools, and the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. Community partners include the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, Lymes’ Youth Service Bureau, and the Old Lyme Historical Society. You can learn more about the project at WitnessStonesOldLyme.org.
