Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad
Format
Residential
Location
Hamilton, NY
Dates
July 10-29, 2022
Length
3 weeks
Type
Professional Development Program
Professional Development Program Type
Professional Development Program Audience
Contact
917-882-7366
Institute covers two centuries of the events, key figures, and impact of the intertwined histories of abolitionism and the Underground Railroad. Participants will attend lectures, pedagogical sessions, and overnight field trips followed up by full day conferences on institute's contribution to educators' pedagogies. Situated on one of the nation's most beautiful campuses, the Insitute, now in its eighth version, is an intensive immersion into key problems and reforms of American history.
Project Director(s)
Graham Hodges
Lecturers and Visiting Faculty
Alice Baumgartner; Richard Blackett; Kellie Carter-Jackson; Leigh Fought; Kate Larson; Manisha Sinha; Judy Wellman
Grantee Institution
Colgate University
Funded through the Division of Education Programs