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Black Women and the Underground Railroad
Freedom Fighters in the Age of Abolition
Monday, June 29
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bexley Public Library
Bexley Library AuditoriumJoin María Hammack of The Ohio State University for a powerful and illuminating talk on Black women’s vital roles in the Underground Railroad!
Join Dr. María Hammack of The Ohio State University for a talk on Black women’s vital roles in the Underground Railroad. Professor Hammack highlights the often-overlooked leadership of Black women and the abolitionists who organized multiple routes to freedom—guiding enslaved people not only through the United States, but also to liberation in Mexico. Step into the hidden world of resistance, courage, and daring escape!
About the Presenter:
Dr. María Esther Hammack is a Mexican scholar and public historian whose work bridges the histories of liberation and abolition that shaped the US, Mexico, and Canada. Her first book, Channels of Liberation: Freedom Fighters in the Age of Abolition, reexamines the Underground Railroad to reconsider & broaden the actors, timelines, and geographies of Black Liberation in North America through the experiences of Black Americans, principally women, who left the United States to claim freedom in Mexican spaces.
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Bexley Public Library
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.