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The Chicago area was integral to the Underground Railroad. Professor Larry McClellan recounts stories of people who escaped slavery and the local settlers who provided refuge.
In the decades before the Civil War, escaped slaves, or freedom seekers, traveled through the Chicago region, finding temporary refuge with local abolitionists before continuing their journey to freedom in Canada. Larry McClellan will describe the Chicago-area segment of the Underground Railroad and tell stories of some who passed through and the local settlers who assisted these freedom seekers. Dr. McClellan is Emeritus Professor at Governors State University and has written extensively on the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
This event will be held live using Zoom. Once you have registered, please check your email the morning of the program for a link.
This program will be recorded.
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