The Underground Railroad: There’s More to the Story
As the first civil rights movement in the United States, the Underground Railroad is so much more than we have been led to believe. Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart…
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East Greenbush Community Library 10 Community Way, East Greenbush, NY, United States
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Teen Museum Studies Program – join in
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesSign up to be part of this unique out-of-school program for high school juniors and seniors. Be an agent of change! Prepare yourself to democratize and diversify the museum field!…
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The Underground Railroad Revisited: a New Interpretation of an Old Story
Voorheesville Public Library 51 School Road, Voorheesville, 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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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…
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We Sing, We Speak, We Rise — Black to Broadway
The Love Center 8 Kate Street, Albany, NY, United StatesBlack to Broadway: A Musical Cabaret at Love Albany Center 8 Kate Street, Albany, New York 12209 Featuring Capital Region Performers singing their favorite Broadway show tunes in a cave…
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We Sing, We Speak, We Rise: Wanda Webster Theater Festival
Aaron Moore, founder of Acting With Aaron, has generously offered to produce a fundraising event for UREC's Interpretive Center as a response to the federal withdrawal of funds intended to…
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The Myers Residence is closed on Saturday, February 28
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesPlease visit us at The Sanctuary for Independent Media located at 3361 6th Avenue, Troy, NY 12180 for a public community reading of Frederick Douglass's 1852 speech, "What…
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The Importance of Archiving Black History: Community Reading of Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and Conversation with Panel
Sanctuary for Independent Media 3361 6th Avenue, Troy, NYJoin with community members to share in a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”, with conversation and panelist remarks to…
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We Sing, We Speak, We Rise — Soulful-Land
Youth FX 22 Warren Street, Albany, NYStaged Reading of Soulful-Land by Aaron Moore at Youth FX 25 Warren Street, Albany, New York 12202 Soulful-Land is a story about taking back control, about overcoming grief, about letting…
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We Sing, We Speak, We Rise — When We Come Home
Albany Black Chamber and Social Club 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, NYWhen We Come Home: Monologue Reading at the Black Chamber of Commerce and Social Club 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210 A theatre performance performed by A Cast of…
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Lifting Every Voice: Democratic Engagement Dialogue Series
Virtual via ZoomExcelsior’s Center for Social Justice, the Civic Engagement Rope Team, the Underground Railroad Education Center, the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region, and the NYS No Hate Capital Region Council…
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Tour Experiences at The Myers Residence – a new interpretation of an old story
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin us for a 5:30pm - 7pm guided tour at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Please call ahead to reserve your space. Admission payments can be made online at…
