HPHS Presents: Quaker Abolitionist Breaking the Chains of Oppression

Schedule

Wed Jan 21 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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High Point Museum | High Point, NC

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The High Point Historical Society will host Linda Willard, author of “Quaker Abolitionist Breaking the Chains of Oppression.”
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The High Point Historical Society will host Linda Willard, author of “Quaker Abolitionist Breaking the Chains of Oppression.” Willard will discuss her research on the biographies of over 60 Quaker men and women who were active in the abolitionist movement, the Underground Railroad and the women’s suffrage movement. Free and open to the public.

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High Point Museum, 1859 East Lexington Avenue, High Point, United States

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