CONFERENCE NOTICE
"The past is the unseen hand that writes the present.” (*)
19th Century America: Fiends, Fugitives and Friends
Enslaved Blacks, Native Peoples, and Allied Others in the
Frenzy of American Expansionism
Wednesday, May 26th
10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
“Surveying Principle Factors Creating the Crucible of 19th Century America”
"The Pocahontas Myth: What it means to be Black and Native in America”
Thursday, May 27
10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
“Gullah, Maroons, The Underground Railroad, and the Seminole Diaspora”
“Rethinking Underground Railroads: On Freedom Fighters
who Claimed Freedom in Mexico”
Wednesday, June 2
10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
"Coexistence and Cooperation: How Native Americans Assisted
Freedom Seekers in the Early Midwest”
“William Swan among the Greensky Indians, A Sanctuary Story”
Thursday, June 3
10 A.M. to 1 P.M.
“Wyandot, Shawnee, and African American Resistance to
Slavery in Ohio and Kansas”
“Clara’s Porch” - Interactions between
Indigenous people and African Americans on Long Island”
Registration information is in process.
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This conference is funded by the generous support of
The Community Church of New York, Unitarian Universalist The Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund
Muriel Tillinghast, Co-Chair
Lucy's Children*
(Named for the Australopithecus "Lucy" discovered in
1974 by the Johanson Team in Ethiopia, East Africa)
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (BSEC)
53 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, New York 11215
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Muriel Tillinghast, Co-Chair
Lucy's Children*
(Named for the Australopithecus "Lucy" discovered in
1974 by the Johanson Team in Ethiopia, East Africa)
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (BSEC)
53 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, New York 11215
Please "bcc" me on mass correspondence. This will limit hackers' access to my email. I will do the same for you. Thanks.
Muriel Tillinghast, Co-Chair
Lucy's Children*
(Named for the Australopithecus "Lucy" discovered in
1974 by the Johanson Team in Ethiopia, East Africa)
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (BSEC)
53 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn, New York 11215
Please "bcc" me on mass correspondence. This will limit hackers' access to my email. I will do the same for you. Thanks.