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Special Event

Boston: An Underground Railroad Hub

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Fee:

Free.

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Dates & Times

Date:

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Time:

7:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Talk

Virtual/Digital

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Description

Join staff from the National Parks of Boston and the Network to Freedom as they discuss Boston’s central role in the Underground Railroad. Be inspired by the stories of the freedom seekers who escaped to Boston and the people and organizations here that assisted them. Learn about the resources and process the Park used to create its new digital portal Boston: An Underground Railroad Hub. Explore the ways in which the Network to Freedom is helping to put the stories of the Underground Railroad back on the map.  

Boston By Foot is hosting this event. Please register for the event through their website. (Link to be provided a few weeks prior to the event.)

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Reservation or Registration: Yes

Please register through Boston By Foot's website. Link available closer to the event.

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Image Gallery

Graphic of 4 images overlaid: a brick building, a handwritten list of names, & 2 images of people.

Boston served as a hub for Underground Railroad activity, filled with safe houses and abolitionist groups who assisted freedom seekers, such as Anthony Burns and Elisabeth Blakeley.
Public Domain Images/NPS Photos