Ken Aslakson, PhD, Union College, will discuss antebellum New York, home to some of the time period’s most well-known freedom seekers. No person of African descent was ever completely secure in their freedom. Even those born free were susceptible to being kidnapped and sold into enslavement.

Event details and tickets available at https://schenectadyhistorical.org/event/illegal-freedom-and-illegal-slavery-with-professor-ken-aslakson/

$5 admission