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Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland's Underground Railroad

Celebrate Black History Month with Historian Anthony Cohen
2020-02-22 14:00:00 2020-02-22 15:00:00 America/New_York Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland's Underground Railroad Join historian Anthony Cohen for a lecture and preview of the upcoming book Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland’s Underground Railroad. Rockville Memorial Library -

Saturday, February 22
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-02-22 14:00:00 2020-02-22 15:00:00 America/New_York Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland's Underground Railroad Join historian Anthony Cohen for a lecture and preview of the upcoming book Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland’s Underground Railroad. Rockville Memorial Library -

Join historian Anthony Cohen for a lecture and preview of the upcoming book Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland’s Underground Railroad.

A project of The Menare Foundation, Inc. and Heritage Montgomery, the book explores the people, places and social forces that created a pathway to freedom, forged by self-emancipating slaves and their allies from the 1830s to the brink of the Civil War. Q&A session to follow presentation.

This event, sponsored by Friends of the Library Rockville Memorial Chapter, is free and open to the public. 

 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Older Adults | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Meet the Author | Lectures and Discussions |

TAGS: | Friends of the Library |

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