David Montero: Slavery North Fellow Talk

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Slavery North, UMass Amherst
Academics
Lecture series
A portrait of a man in 18th-century attire, wearing a red satin cap, a green patterned robe, and a white cravat. He is seated against a backdrop with a red curtain and a seascape showing ships in the distance, suggesting a maritime theme or connection to trade. The lighting emphasizes his calm, confident expression.

Slavery North invites you to the first in our series of three Fellow Talks in Fall 2025. Investigative journalist David Montero shares his research on how Boston’s first families were entwined with Transatlantic Slavery.

Speaker: David Montero, Artist-in-Residence Fellow, 2025-26

Moderator: Dr. Martha McNamara, Associate Professor of Public History & Associate Director Slavery North

Lecture: The Prism of Finance: Boston’s First Families and the Business of Slavery

Lecture abstract:
A thread lacing family dynasties, intertwining wealth, and emergent corporations illuminates how Boston laid the foundations for slavery in the Americas.

Bio:
David Montero is an investigative journalist and author. Formerly a documentary producer for PBS FRONTLINE, his work has twice been nominated for an Emmy-award. Montero has written for Time, The New York Times, and The Nation, among others. His most recent book is The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations, published by LegacyLit/Hachette Books in February 2024.

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Slavery North, UMass Amherst

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