When: Friday, November 11th, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Outdoor Education Center | Community Events
Cost: $5 per person. All ages welcome
Share in one of our most popular living history courses. Experience what it was like to be a slave on the run in New York, trying to make it to freedom in Canada before being captured by bounty hunters. You’ll learn about famous abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and how to escape captors – all from the perspective of someone who was there!
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