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KEEPING THE LEGACY ALIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN'S HERITAGE SOCIETY
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM AT BELMONT MANSION
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QUEST FOR FREEDOM
Free At Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery
Exhibition Presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute
GRAND OPENING RECEPTION
Sunday, November 15, 2009
2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
At Historic Belmont Mansion
Exhibit on View through December 15, 2009
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s national touring panel exhibition, Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America, visits five sites this fall including Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana; Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri; the Cumberland County Library in Bridgetown, New Jersey; the Underground Railroad Museum at the Belmont Mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Visitors can explore an early fragment of Abraham Lincoln’s "House Divided" speech, letters by abolitionists and slaves, and personal letters from soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Views of these rare documents, previously unavailable to the public nationally, are accompanied by photographs, broadsides, and other images, give a rare opportunity for adults and youth alike to experience the abolition of slavery and contemplate the challenging legacy of slavery in America.
Curated by David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, and James Oliver Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies at George Washington University.
Admission: Good will offering
Info Contact:
Audrey Johnson Thornton
Telephone: 215-878-8844
Email: bthorn1653@aol.com
Location:
Underground Railroad Musem At Belmont Mansion
2000 Belmont Mansion Drive
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA
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