Slavery and Kidnapping in Pre-Civil War America
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery
Date & Time
April 29, 2020, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Canceled
Description
Social Sciences Forum
Low Lecture
Richard Bell
Associate Professor of History,
University of Maryland, College Park
"The Reverse Underground Railroad: Slavery and Kidnapping in Pre-Civil War America"
Bell will discuss his new book, Stolen, a gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South—and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice.
Reception and Book signing to follow.
Sponsored by: Department of History.
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