Presented by Boston Public Library and the National Parks Service
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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During the years preceding the American Civil War, Boston served as one of the most important stops on the Underground Railroad. Did you know that many of the fugitives escaping from enslavement came to Boston by stowing away on ships from southern ports? This program explores the untold stories of men and women making daring escapes to freedom through Boston Harbor.
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Published by Meadow Dibble
Meadow Dibble is founding Director of Atlantic Black Box and editor of The International Educator newspaper. Originally from Cape Cod, she lived for six years in Dakar, Senegal, where she published a cultural magazine from 1996–2000. Specializing in the literary expression of 20th-century liberation movements, Meadow received her PhD from Brown University’s Department of French Studies and taught at Colby College from 2005–08. She launched Atlantic Black Box in 2018 as a public history initiative devoted to researching and reckoning with New England’s role in the slave trade and recovering the stories of the region's free and enslaved communities of color.
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