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Forces of Freedom: Manumission and Emancipation in the Mid-Atlantic" -- a symposium on African Americans' pre-Civil War struggle for freedom and the effect their liberation had on slaves and their former owners -- will take place on Wednesday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Goucher College's Merrick Lecture Hall.
Registration is required for the all-day symposium by Friday, April 11. Fees are $45 for non-students and $30 for non-Goucher students; Goucher students may attend for free. For more information or to register, call 410-823-1309 ext. 237, e-mail hamp_symposium2008@nps.gov, or go online to www.nps.gov/hamp.
... This event is co-sponsored by Goucher College, the National Park Service, and Historic Hampton Inc. The 1829 Hampton National Historic Site, formerly one of the largest slave-owning estates in Maryland, was also the site of one of the largest manumissions in the state's history. Link
Apr 3, 2008
Goucher College Hosts Symposium on Slavery
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Wow, that's awesome that they are doing that. A pricey admission fee but for an all day event I guess that's not bad. I had no idea they had the largest manumission either...
The NPS has done a good job of rounding out the history of Hampton. It's not just another Richy Rich house tour anymore.
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