"A Platform Connecting the Spokes on the Wheel of History of Enslaved People and Descendants"
Copyright Lloyd Family Trust
Undergrounds Before Railway: Escaping Slavery
Thu, Nov 07
|Raab Auditorium, Boston Public Library
Author Margaret Newell with Egypt Lloyd. Award-winning historian Margaret Newell tells the stories of Native and Black people escaping slavery, and the people who helped them.
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Raab Auditorium, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
About the event
This event is part of a fall lecture series, , by Partnerships of Historic Bostons. Tyranny -or Liberty? Political Choices Then and Now
Freedom was not a concept just for white male Puritans. The right to consent to governance, the right to liberties, equal treatment under law - these were claimed by enslaved people in the only way they could – by escaping. Award-winning historian Margaret Newell, joined by Slave Legacy History Coalition co-founder Egypt Lloyd, explores the network of Indigenous and Black people helping enslaved individuals to escape – the stories of those who fled. This is a rarely revealed story of resistance to tyranny, juxtaposed to Puritan rights and freedoms.
This event will be live at, and live-streamed from, Raab Auditorium and the main Boston Public Library. Join by Zoom or join us in person!
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