On Friday, March 3rd, educators from Macculloch Hall will bring Berkeley Heights students an important part of history. Students will learn about Captain Nathaniel Gordon, the only American slave trader to ever be tried, convicted, and executed following the capture of the Erie Ship - which rescued 800 people from enslavement. Students will piece the story together using primary sources such as newspapers and statements from Abraham Lincoln.
On Friday, March 3rd, educators from Macculloch Hall will bring Berkeley Heights students an important part of history. Students will learn about Captain Nathaniel Gordon, the only American slave trader to ever be tried, convicted, and executed following the capture of the Erie Ship - which rescued 800 people from enslavement. Students will piece the story together using primary sources such as newspapers and statements from Abraham Lincoln.
