Making Slavery and Freedom

an Integral Part of the Revolutionary Stories We Tell 



Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Access Grant awarded to 

CT Democracy Center 

Welcome to the Connecticut Democracy Center 2024  Cohort

Premises:

Voices of enslaved and free people are key to understanding the American Revolution 

Enslaved people defined freedom and equality in their actions and words. 

Enslaved people supported the ideas of the Declaration of Independence and at the same time addressed the structural racism that existed in colonial society. 


This website includes resources to support your research , videos to inform and inspire, examples of civic engagement and a place to find workshop materials .