Juneteenth: Detroit and the Final Stops of the Underground Railroad

Name: Juneteenth: Detroit and the Final Stops of the Underground Railroad
Start: 2024-06-17T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-17T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Campbell | Detroit Public Library

Schedule

Mon Jun 17 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Campbell | Detroit Public Library | Detroit, MI

Members from the Detroit Underground Historical Society will lead a presentation on the final stops freedom seekers used to escape to Canada
About this Event

Shakiyla Kirkwood, trustee of the historic Second Baptist Church of Detroit, and lecturer for the Detroit Underground Railroad Historical Society (DURHS) will lead a presentation focused on the significance of the Second Baptist Church of Detroit, which functioned as one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad as freedom seekers escaped to Canada.

Questions? Contact Carolina Fernandez at [email protected] or 313-481-1550

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