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Feb 1, 2008 all day (Friday) to
Feb 29, 2008 (Friday)
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"Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America" traces the history of the movement to abolish slavery from the framing of the Constit...
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| Feb 3, 2008 | 1:00 pm | Opening Reception to "Free at Last" |
| Feb 16, 2008 | 11:00 am | Movie presentation: “Glory” |
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- [Website] "Free at Last" flyer
- [Podcast] Invitation to "Free at Last"
- [Sponsor] Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ~ Traveling Exhibits
- [Website] The Mary L. Cook Public Library
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Free to the Public
"Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America" traces the history of the movement to abolish slavery from the framing of the Constitution to its abolition during the Civil War. It illuminates shades of opinion within the ranks of the famous and ordinary, free and slave, men and women to come to see slavery as incompatible with the ideals upon which the nation was founded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Opening Reception Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 at the Library 1 to 4 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Educational materials for “Free at Last” are available for teachers. If interested, contact Karen Campbell at The Mary L. Cook Public Library, campbeka@oplin.org or 1-513-897-4826
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Movie presentation: “Glory” staring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman & Andre Braugher, with follow up discussion
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 11:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM
"Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery in America" traces the history of the movement to abolish slavery from the framing of the Constitution to its abolition during the Civil War. It illuminates shades of opinion within the ranks of the famous and ordinary, free and slave, men and women to come to see slavery as incompatible with the ideals upon which the nation was founded. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Opening Reception Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 at the Library 1 to 4 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Educational materials for “Free at Last” are available for teachers. If interested, contact Karen Campbell at The Mary L. Cook Public Library, campbeka@oplin.org or 1-513-897-4826
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Movie presentation: “Glory” staring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman & Andre Braugher, with follow up discussion
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 11:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM
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