Sloan Lecture: Freedom For All: Civil Resistance and the fight against slavery in Syracuse
Schedule
Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
318 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY, United States, New York 13202 | Syracuse, NY
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Register at: https://www.simpletix.com/e/2026-sloan-lecture-series-tickets-243113This presentation by Onondaga Historical Association's Bob Searing examines the work of a small but dedicated group of abolitionists in Syracuse, New York, led by Rev. Samuel May and Rev. Jermain Loguen. Loguen, a man who escaped his own enslavement in Tennessee and settled in Syracuse in 1841, became one of the era's most successful and well-known Station Masters on the UGRR. These men and their compatriots helped make Syracuse a center for abolitionist activity and organization and were primary participants in of the era's most significant acts of civil disobedience, the Jerry Rescue, in October 1851. Additionally, the talk will place the efforts of local reformers in the larger national context of the growing sectional controversies over slavery, which ultimately resulted in the Civil War in 1861.
We offer lectures each month on a variety of topics.As part of the Erie Canal Museum's mission, this series aims to examine the diverse transformative impacts the Erie Canal had on peoples and places in the past, present, and future . All Sloan Lectures are available both in person and via Zoom. Everyone who registers will also receive a recording of the talk. If you have trouble registering please contact [email protected] or call 315-471-0593
Thank you to the Winifred & DeVillo Sloan, Jr. Family Fund for supporting this series.
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