About this Event
Welcome to KSU Humanities Day! Join us for a day filled with fascinating discussions, interactive workshops, and engaging activities celebrating the humanities. This in-person event will be held at the Carmichael Student Center (University Rooms), where you can engage in the world of humanities and expand your knowledge with others.
This year's focus will be Harriet Tubman and Family Journeys. Harriet Tubman participated in an international social movement that began long before she was born in the 1820s. The Underground Railroad had roots in the 1780s and operated until the Civil War, which Tubman participated in as a Union spy. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape from slave states in the South (including Georgia) to free states and Canada.
The Underground Railroad was operated by abolitionists, both Black and white, who provided food, lodging, and money to the fugitives. The Underground Railroad is important to both the history of Canada and the United States, and its core humanitarian values continue to inspire people to dream of a better world that affirms the values of family, freedom, and human rights.
The keynote speaker Rita Daniels will discuss themes from her new book Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary: From Her Roots in Ghana to Her Legacy on the Eastern Shore. She will share her family history that trace her ancestry as a great, great, great grandniece of Harriet Tubman. She will also discuss some of the work of the Harriet Tubman Museum and other international efforts to honor her ancestor.
The keynote address will be followed by an interactive Q&A session on famliy history before slavery with Pat Snipes, director of the Before Slavery Museum project. Snipes will explore the importance of family history and its centrality to understanding the story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad and the importance of understanding history outside of the context of slavery .
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to explore the diverse and enriching world of the humanities!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Carmichael Student Center, 395 Cobb Avenue, Kennesaw, United States
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