Only a handful of primary sources remain on this topic from the original programs. Visit the Online Resources page for some external links for more information and sources about the African American History of the Essex County area. Voice Indenture, Gloucester 1818Charlotte Forten Valedictory Poem, Salem 1856General Order No. 1 of the 54th Mass Regiment, 186354th Regiment Pay Letters, 186454th Regiment Letter instructing that “freedmen [be] treated with kindness”, 1865Massachusetts Population, 1920 CensusU.S. District Court School Desegregation Case, Boston 1972 Back to List of Topics