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Thank you, Tolley Jones, for your “My Turn” columns in the Greenfield Recorder. I appreciate your clear descriptions of what life is like for marginalized people in this country, including in our own sweet little area of western Massachusetts, and...
I’m writing after reading Gene Stamell’s Thanksgiving Day My Turn column “Rethinking the holidays: The Big Switch.” It’s clear the writer’s intent was to be humorous, but the comments about the relative importance of Christmas and Chanukah — why...
BUCKLAND — Considering the future of the former Highway Garage at 50 Conway St., residents pitched ideas to implement affordable housing, create a performance space or children’s center, or welcome a retail or industrial business during a forum...
Thank you, Recorder, for covering the story about the racist incident at Greenfield Middle School, including the letters to the editor and the mayor’s powerful reaction. Racism is deeply rooted in our society, so it’s not surprising when it manifests...
Yes, there was slavery here STAFF FILE PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Published: 2/4/2021 12:52:36 PM In 1641, Massachusetts was the first North American colony to legalize slavery, which was at that time a common practice in New England. Africans and their descendants were enslaved by ministers and other prominent citizens in many local towns, including Greenfield, Deerfield, Northfield, Sunderland, Hatfield and Amherst. The slave trade — from capturing, buying and selling Africans to providing goods and services, such as ship-building, for those trading in human beings — formed an important part o...