Underground Railroad lecture at MSMC
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| Fergus M. Bordewich |
Mount Saint Mary College will present a lecture on the Underground Railroad by Fergus M. Bordewich at 4 p.m. in the Villa Library. Bordewich is the author of Bound for Canann: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement. He will discuss how the Underground Railroad was created in the Hudson Valley, how it worked, and the people who made it a success.
The Underground Railroad was the nation's first movement of mass civil disobedience after the American Revolution and the first interracial political movement. New York City and the Hudson Valley were on a main artery of the Underground Railroad, facilitating the flight of thousands of slaves.
Bordewich's other works include My Mother's Ghost: A Memoir, a portrait of his mother's life as a prolific poet, writer and social advocate; and Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the 20th Century.
Publishers Weekly described Bound for Canann as "a clear, utterly compelling survey of the Railroad from its earliest days in Revolution-era America. The men and women of Bordewich's remarkable account will remain with the reader for a long time to come."
Refreshments will be served. To learn more about the lecture and other cultural activities, contact Nicole Shea, director of the MSMC Cultural Center, at 569-3179. Visit the Mount at www.msmc.edu.
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