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The Origins of the Belmont Hill School Bell

Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 43s

African-American student, Justin O’Neil-Riley, helps discover the origins of the bell at his new high-school. With only a date and a name at hand, Justin delves into the archives with the help of his teacher, to discover that the bell was indeed a slave bell used on sugar plantations in Trinidad. In 2020, with the backdrop of the murder of George Floyd, the Belmont Hill School bell is removed.

Extras
Thoreau’s book "Walden" sheds light on the history of slavery in Concord, Massachusetts.
This film reveals how slavery in the North was brought back into focus since the Bicentennial.
This film reveals how slavery in the North was brought back into focus since the Bicentennial.