Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
Join Professor Andrew K. Diemer for an in-depth look at the life of William Still, a New Jersey-born abolitionist. Still who worked with the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society and assisted nearly 1,000 individuals in their quest for freedom. Register HERE to stream. Presented by the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
The Vice President’s Black Wife: Julia Chinn and the Story of Black Women’s Labor
Join in a fascinating conversation with award-winning historian Amrita Myers, viewing intersectionality and economics in the antebellum period through the lens of Julia Ann Chinn, enslaved wife of Martin Van Buren’s vice president. Presented by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.