OTHER MOVIES
THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY OF
NATIVE AMERICANS AND ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS
IN NATICK AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
“I learned so much about the history of the Natick Praying Indians, the sad outcome and the slaves that lived in Natick. You brought to “life, through your interviews, the harsh realities of history and allowed me to see the real struggles of both groups. And Crispus Attucks, the first believed casualty of the Revolutionary war killed in the Boston Massacre, that was news to me.”
ATHENA PANDOLF
Executive Director Natick Center Cultural District
“[I] hope the film will be used in Natick classrooms and introduce residents of all ages to the town’s past.”
James Morley, Ph.D., former President of the Natick Historical Society
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PART ONE: JOHN ELIOT AND THE PRAYING INDIANS
A Puritan from England, John Eliot emigrated to America in 1631. Settled in Roxbury, he preached to the Natives of Southern New England and formed several Praying Towns for his Indian converts, Natick being the first.
His missionary work was a success, but King Philip’s War would shatter his future with the Natives.
PART TWO: THE BLACK SLAVES, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND HENRY WILSON
Officially, the African slaves were brought to Massachusetts in 1638. They intermarried with Native Americans, creating a new demography in Southern New England.
African Americans from Natick fought the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Natick was also home to prominent abolitionists like Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s cabin, and Henry Wilson, a cobbler who later became vice-President of the United States.
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