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7th Annual National Underground Railroad Conference Begins

Posted on November 6th, 2008 by Jamie Glavic

The 7th Annual National Conference on the Underground Railroad opens today at the Freedom Center.  The focus of this year’s conference is Lincoln’s Era: The Role of Religion in the Underground Railroad.

The keynote speaker launching the conference is Lerone Bennett, Jr., this evening at 7 p.m. at the Freedom Center. Other highlights of the conference, which runs through Saturday, Nov. 8, are lectures by Lincoln scholar Roger Billings, a Negro Spiritual Festival at Union Baptist Church, and the Children of Abraham Interfaith Service closing the conference on Sunday evening, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.

Onsite conference registration is still available.  For more information, please call 513-333-7518.

Get more conference information here.

Posted by Jamie Glavic on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 2:34 pm.
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