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Presents

Two Centuries of Resistance, Escape and the UGR in
New York and Across the Continent"

A Fresh Interpretation of an Old Story

Organized by:
Underground Railroad History Project
of the Capital Region, Inc

Hosted by:
The College of St. Rose, Albany, New York

Underground Railroad History Project
of the Capital Region, Inc.

URHPCR, Inc. seeks to acknowledge the Underground Railroad movement in our region, our state, and our nation, to raise awareness about and stimulate interest in this little recognized part of our history, to understand it in its historic context, to encourage the recognition of its inspiring historic figures and the activities in which they engaged, and to preserve that history, emphasizing the participation of African American abolitionists and freedom seekers.

URHPCR, Inc. - P.O. Box 10851 - Albany, New York 12201 (518) 432-4432

This program is made possible in part through COMMUNITY ART$GRANT, a program funded through the State and
Local Partnership of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and
the Arts Center of the Capital Region
This program is supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of
the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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