Explore the roots of slavery in New Jersey in the three-part documentary series, The Price of Silence, at the Montclair Public Library! Afterward, we'll be hosting a discussion with the filmmaker, Ridgeley Hutchinson, and Linda Caldwell Epps, a founding partner of the Sankofa Collaborative and a historical consultant on the film.
New Jersey, the Garden State, is known for its produce, but not for the enslaved people who tilled the soil. In the documentary series, which was originally created for and broadcast on NJ PBS, descendants and historians tell their stories, discuss why New Jersey was the last Northern state to end the institution of slavery, and show how the state’s legacy of slavery affected those who came here during the Great Migration. Each episode is 28-minutes long. There will be a five-minute intermission after the second episode.
Parts one and two of The Price of Silence are productions of Truehart Productions and Public Media NJ, Inc.. Part three is produced by The Price of Silence and is a production of Truehart Productions and presented by NJ PBS.