The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War

Speaker: 
James Oakes
Edna Greene Medford
Thu, 06/05/2014 - 18:30
Thu, June 5th, 2014 | 6:30 pm

Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Harold Holzer is no longer able to participate in this program.

 

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Many pre-Civil War antislavery proponents advocated for peaceful abolition: if slave states were surrounded by free states, mass numbers of slaves would be compelled to escape, the Southern economy would be undermined, and voluntary state abolition would be imminent.

Price: 
$30
Members price: 
$18
Programs: 
Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series
Relating Tags: 
Civil Rights
Civil War
Slavery
Seneca Village
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Reading Into History Book Wrap Event: Home Is With Our Family

Speaker: 
Joyce Hansen
Wed, 06/19/2013 - 15:30
Wed, June 19th, 2013 | 3:30 pm

Wednesday, June 19, 3:30 pm
Free with Museum admission. Ages 9-12.

Family Programs: 
Storytelling
Relating Tags: 
African-American
African Free School
Seneca Village
central park
reading
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Reading into History Book Wrap: Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground

Sun, 02/24/2013 - 15:00
Sun, February 24th, 2013 | 3:00 pm

Reading into History Book Wrap: Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground
Meet Co-Author Gary McGowan
Sunday, February 24, 3 pm

Ages 9 - 12

Family Programs: 
Family Program
Relating Tags: 
Civil Rights
African-American
African Free School
Seneca Village
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