Juneteenth: Detroit and the Final Stops of the Underground Railroad

Juneteenth: Detroit and the Final Stops of the Underground Railroad

Members from the Detroit Underground Historical Society will lead a presentation on the final stops freedom seekers used to escape to Canada

By Campbell | Detroit Public Library

Date and time

Monday, June 17 · 6 - 7pm EDT

Location

Campbell | Detroit Public Library

8733 W Vernor Highway Detroit, MI 48209

About this event

  • 1 hour

Shakiyla Kirkwood, trustee of the historic Second Baptist Church of Detroit, and lecturer for the Detroit Underground Railroad Historical Society (DURHS) will lead a presentation focused on the significance of the Second Baptist Church of Detroit, which functioned as one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad as freedom seekers escaped to Canada.

Questions? Contact Carolina Fernandez at cfernandez@detroitpubliclibrary.org or 313-481-1550

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