There are pages missing in the story of American history. The lives and experiences of enslaved people brought to North American shores were irregularly documented in random assortments of lists, logs, photos, rosters and sales receipts distributed across the country.

In the GBH News podcast, What is Owed?, we learn about those who have been gathering the bits of history in an effort to piece together the bigger picture of slavery and enslaved peoples' lives in America.

In this talk, in the Meeting House of the Museum of African American History in Boston , panelists discuss the missing legacy, the underfunding of Black historic museums, and the challenges of preserving what is known about early Black culture in America.

GBH News reporter Saraya Wintersmith will talk about the podcast and moderate a discussion with MAAH's President and CEO, Dr. Noelle Trent, Kyera Singleton, the Executive Director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters, and Ché Anderson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for City & Community Relations at University of Massachusetts Medical School. Together they visit the intersection of reparations and the needs of organizations striving to complete America's historic records.