Network to Freedom 20th Anniversary and the premiere of Fighting for Freedom: Lewis Hayden and the Underground Railroad
When:
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018 5:30p -
7:00p
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018 5:30p -
7:00p
Where:
Museum of African American History
46 Joy St
Boston, MA 02114
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Film, Lectures & Conferences, Party, Social Good, University
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/network-to-freedom-20th-anniversary-tickets-49663815810
Over the last two decades, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program has made important gains as a program and has grown collectively to over 600 sites, programs, and facilities that have a verifiable connection to the Underground Railroad.
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, please join the Network to Freedom program for a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the program and a special film screening of, Fighting for Freedom: Lewis Hayden and the Underground Railroad. This event will bring together Network to Freedom staff and members of the program.
The afternoon of the event from 1:30-3:30 PM, Boston African American National Historic Site staff will be conducting a special tour of the Black Heritage Trail. Please meet at the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial.
The evening will consist of a keynote and book signing by David Blight, whose new biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, comes out October 2018; remarks by Robert Stanton, former director of the National Park Service; remarks by Gay Vietzke, regional director for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service; and, light refreshments. We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with you!
