First Annual NYC Underground Railroad Festival, Juneteenth - Celebrate Freedom

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PROGRAM

12:30 - 1pm
Registration and ticket pickup/purchase

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Greetings and opening remarks by Lois Rosebrooks, Director,
History Ministry Services, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims

1:30 - 2:15pm
• Tour of Underground Railroad hiding place led by Lois Rosebrooks
• Virtual Tour - NYC Abolition / UGRR Sites led by Carol Enseki
• Children / Quilting Activities by Fiberartist Aleeda Crawley
• Resources table

Light refreshments

2:30 - 3:30pm
Keynote / Q & A by Paul & Mary Liz Stewart, founders of the
Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region of New York

3:45 - 4:45pm
Musical Play, Singin Wid A Sword In Ma Han and talkback

4:45 - 5pm
Farewells by sponsors; raffle

Limited space--buy your tickets early!
Tickets also available at door.

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Sponsored by Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn Historical Society, Weeksville Heritage Center, GreenGurl Productions and the American Theatre of Harlem.

This program is made possible by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. In Kings County the Decentralization Program is administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC) logos