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Lecture: “Frederick Douglass in Northeastern Pennsylvania”

Category: Event Calendar

Date and Time for this Past Event

  • Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024  5pm

Location

Breiseth Hall
137-159 S Franklin St

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Details

Join local historian E.J. Murphy as he discusses the connections Frederick Douglass had with Northeastern Pennsylvania. Murphy, a Program Coordinator for the Destination Freedom Program at the Waverly Community House, gives walking tours focused on Waverly’s participation in the Underground Railroad. During the lecture, Murphy will discuss our area’s participation in the Underground Railroad and the ways in which Frederick Douglass interacted with the region.

This lecture will be held in Breiseth Hall, Room 106. Free and open to the public.