The Underground Railroad in New York City: David Ruggles and the New York Committee of Vigilance

Schedule

Thu Oct 10 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

6036 Broadway, The Bronx, NY, United States, New York 10471 | Bronx, NY

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When many Americans think about antislavery activists, we think of a few famous heroes, like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and William Lloyd Garrison. But antislavery work was done by thousands of people who are now largely forgotten: enslaved people who freed themselves and the people who helped them in their journeys.
This talk by Isaac Kolding focuses on the life of one extraordinary man, David Ruggles, the founder of the New York Committee of Vigilance, which helped ferry freedom seekers to safety. Audiences will learn about the gritty, dangerous world of antislavery activism in 1830s New York City through stories of Ruggles’ daring exploits.
Isaac Kolding is a PhD candidate, teacher, and writer living in Buffalo, NY. His research, which focuses on abolitionism, political rhetoric, and nineteenth-century American literature, has been published in journals like American Literature and American Literary Realism.
This event will take place in the museum's herb cellar, which is accessed using stairs.
Tickets are $10/ea. and will go on sale on September 1st via Eventbrite.
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Cuando muchos estadounidenses piensan en los activistas contra la esclavitud, pensamos en unos pocos héroes famosos, como Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass y William Lloyd Garrison. Pero el trabajo contra la esclavitud fue realizado por miles de personas que ahora están en gran medida olvidadas: personas esclavizadas que se liberaron y las personas que las ayudaron en su viaje.
Esta charla de Isaac Kolding se centra en la vida de un hombre extraordinario, David Ruggles, el fundador del Comité de Vigilancia de Nueva York, que ayudó a transportar a los buscadores de la libertad a un lugar seguro. El público aprenderá sobre el duro y peligroso mundo del activismo contra la esclavitud en la ciudad de Nueva York de la década de 1830 a través de historias de las audaces hazañas de Ruggles.
Isaac Kolding es un candidato a doctorado, profesor y escritor que vive en Buffalo, Nueva York. Su investigación, que se centra en el abolicionismo, la retórica política y la literatura estadounidense del siglo XIX, se ha publicado en revistas como American Literature y American Literary Realism.
Este evento se llevará a cabo en el sótano de hierbas del museo, al que se accede mediante escaleras.
Las entradas cuestan $10 cada una y saldrán a la venta el 1 de septiembre a través de Eventbrite.
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