Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North is an award-winning PBS documentary, produced and directed by Katrina Browne, about northern slave trading and the legacy of this history.

The following embedded video is a four-minute preview shown on PBS prior to national broadcast of the documentary in 2008:

If the film interests you, you may want to see a list of our programming options, many of which which make use of the film, watch video of our speakers and events, or learn how to purchase the film.


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