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Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,...

When Katrina Browne discovered that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history, she and nine fellow descendants set off to retrace a dark past. From Rhode Island to slave forts in Ghana to sugar plantation ruins in Cuba, they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery and confront the intricacy of race relations today. 2009 Emmy Nominee.

Traces of the Trade: Filmmaker Interview

1m 52s

First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne talks about the "unfinished business" of slavery in the United States and what she hopes viewers will take away from her film.

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    Traces of the Trade: Trailer

    S21 E1 - 2m 16s

    First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery — her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history.

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