12 events found.
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The Underground Railroad Revisited at The Frederick Allen Lodge, hosted by Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
Frederick Allen Lodge #609 69 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs, NYPaul and Mary Liz Stewart, independent researchers and Scholars in Residence at Russell Sage College, bring their seminal research on the Underground Railroad movement to the public. This program…
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BIG JIM and the White Boy – book talk with Marcus Kwame Anderson and David F. Walker
Hybrid - 194 Livingston Avenue and via ZoomCommonly regarded as one of the great American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers since 1885. But since its publication, critics have rightfully condemned Mark…
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The Underground Railroad Revisited – with Princetown Seniors
South Schenectady Fire Department 6 Old Mariaville Road, Schenectady, NYThe Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us…
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December Dash is here, again! Won’t you join us as we then …
Underground Railroad Education Center 194 LIvingston Avenue, Albany, NYDecember Dash is here, again! Won't you join us as we then Gather together, one and all, Responding to this annual call Through donations of time, talent, treasure, And with…
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Known Regional Stories of the Underground Railroad
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesTroy Bennington, Robinson and Rokeby, Charles Marriott, Quaker Street, Shakers - join with Paul Stewart to learn more about about the Underground Railroad from the stories and experiences of those…
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The Black Convention Movement and Its Relationship with UGRR History
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with Paul Stewart to learn more about Underground Railroad history through the lense of the Black Convention Movement. Conventions, held in Albany, Troy, Schenectady, NYC, Philadelphia, Newark, Cleveland, and…
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The UGRR story from the perspective of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass – what can they teach us?
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with Paul Stewart to learn about the Underground Railroad from the lived and recorded experiences of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, the icons of the UGRR movement. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). All presentations will be…
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The Myers Residence will Be Open for Business beginning on January 6, 2025
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesThe Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence returns to normal business hours on Monday, January 6. Interested in a tour? - Call 518-621-7793 to schedule. Interested in bringing a tour group to The Myers Residence? - Please use the Contact Us page on the UREC website - https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/contact/ Interested in a presentation about the Underground Railroad…
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Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute (YALI After School)
Albany High School 700 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkContinuing UREC's tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
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Tour The Myers Residence – at 5:30pm
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. Come 'meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to end the institution of enslavement…
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Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute (YALI After School)
Albany High School 700 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkContinuing UREC's tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
