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Join us as Darrel Dexter, local author, historian and educator, tells us how Abolitionists and organizers of the Underground Railroad in Illinois realized the potential of the Illinois Central, especially the line of tracks from Cairo to Chicago, and how it could be used to help freedom seekers headed north.This is event is presented by the The Daniel H. Brush Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The event will be hybrid, taking place at the Carbondale Public Library, or virtually on Zoom. If you’d like to join this program virtually, please register here: https://register.carbondalepubliclibrary.org/Dexter
For more information on this event, please visit the library's website: https://carbondalepubliclibrary.org/event/joseph-rodney-and-george-l-burroughs-using-the-illinois-central-as-an-underground-railroad/
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405 W Main St (the parking lot is on W Monroe Street), Carbondale, IL, United States, Illinois 62901
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