Jul 22
11:30 AM
– 1:00 PM
Foundation Conversations: The Underground Railroad South to Mexico
Transcending race, religion and nationality, the Underground Railroad (UGRR) joined the American ideals of liberty and freedom expressed in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution with the extraordinary actions of men and women working in common purpose to free a people. Historian and Western Regions Coordinator of the National Underground Network to Freedom, Daniel P. Ott, will share documented histories of freedom seeking which make Texas and the western United States unique in the national UGRR story.
Presented by Daniel P. Ott, Ph.D., National Park Service
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