The Underground Railroad: Connecting Pathways To Liberty

Posted by on February 17, 2006

The Underground Railroad History Project of the (New York) Capital Region, Inc.

“The Underground Railroad: Connecting Pathways To Liberty”

A Conference On The Underground Railroad Movement In New York State
(For more information and to register: http://www.ugrworkshop.com)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday – February 24, 25, 26, 2006
To be held at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York

Featuring Speakers:
. David Blight, PhD – Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition of Yale University and
. Erica Ball, PhD – Assistant Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady
(See their photos at http://www.ugrworkshop.com)

. Earl White – The leading, and award winning, African American Old Time and Appalachian fiddle player in the country featuring music in the spirit of Solomon Northup

…and a tour of Troy Underground Railroad sites and features

…and 35 workshops featuring young people, teachers, scholars, musicians, drummers, dancers, archeologists, historians, and independent researchers.

Organized by Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc., dedicated to researching, celebrating, and preserving the Capital Region’s Underground Railroad story, with an emphasis on African-American Abolitionists and Freedom Seekers.

URHPCR, Inc. – P.O. Box 10851 – Albany, New York 12201 – (518) 432-4432 – http://www.ugrworkshop.com