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Underground Railroad Symposium April 21 at Wilmington University
Area experts will present and host a discussion on Delaware's role in the history and success of the Underground Railroad.
Wilmington University College of Arts and Sciences, in conjunction with the Peoples Library and Student Life department, will host a symposium on the Underground Railroad April 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the Doberstein Admissions Center auditorium at the main campus in New Castle.
The symposium is free of charge and open to the community. Light refreshments will be provided.
The panelists and their areas of expertise for the discussion are:
· Dr. Jack Briggs – Overview of the Underground Railroad
· Syl Woolford – Delaware’s role in the Underground Railroad
· Bob Seeley – Abuses of the slaves and members of the Underground Railroad
Each panelist will deliver a presentation on their respective area of interest in the historical Civil War era network of secret routes and safe houses that provided runaway slaves with a pathway to freedom.
“This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War," said Lynn Moore, History Chair, Wilmington University College of Arts and Sciences. "Wilmington University is very fortunate to present these three experts on the history of the Underground Railroad, a concerted effort of people and resources that created a network of safe havens for escaping slaves along the northward trail to freedom before and during the War."
For more information, contact Lynn Moore, Regional History Chair at lynn.w.moore@wilmu.edu.
About Wilmington University
Wilmington University is a private, nonprofit institution committed to providing flexible, career-oriented, traditional and online associate, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. Ranked as the second fastest growing doctoral institution in America 2002 – 2012 by The Almanac of The Chronicle of Higher Education, affordable tuition, academic excellence and individualized attention are hallmarks of the University that enable greater student success in their chosen careers. For more information, contact Wilmington University at 302-356-INFO (4636), via email at infocenter@wilmu.edu, or visit our website: www.wilmu.edu.
