Awareness and Education

Links to articles, publications, posts, webpages relating to Moravian history in North America.

Professor discusses history of slavery in Bethlehem

A History of Black Bethlehem | Northampton Community College

https://www.northampton.edu/news/news-archive/a-history-of-black-bethlehem.htm

As Moravians consider apology for past, they look to the future
Leaders to meet in Bethlehem, discuss slavery role as they aim to stamp out racism. By Michael Duck         The Morning Call; June 12, 2006

https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-2006-06-12-3664615-story.html

The Stories of Bethabara’s Enslaved

The Bethania Freedmen’s Community PDF
Prepared by: Heather Fearnbach – February 2012; An Architectural and Historical Context of the Bethania-Rural Hall Road Study Area (specifically, beginning on p. 7)

https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/historic-preservation-office/survey-and-national-register/surveyreports/Bethania-RuralHallRd-2012.pdf

Slaveholding in the Salem Community, 1771-1851
By Philip Africa for the North Carolina Historical Review; Vol. 54, No. 3 (July, 1977)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23529858

Hidden Town Project    Old Salem Museums & Gardens
To Research and Reveal the History of Enslaved and Free People of African Descent in Salem

Hidden Town Project