P.O.V. Documentary—Traces of the Trade

In partnership with P.O.V., the award winning PBS showcase for independent nonfiction film, the Museum presents Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North  (Katrina Browne, 2008, 90 min.). In this powerful documentary, first-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery—her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace the Triangle Trade: from their old hometown in Rhode Island to slave forts in Ghana to sugar plantation ruins in Cuba. A question-and-answer session follows.