Path to Freedom Program: Public Lecture by Professor Margaret Washington, PhD

Sponsored by: Humanities Tennessee

‘Ain’t Gon’ Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round’ Black and White Women and the Underground Rail Road

a public lecture by

Margaret Washington, Ph.D.
Marie Underhill Noll Professor of American History, Emerita
Cornell University

Black and white women abolitionists played a major role in the Underground network yet are rarely written about, acknowledged, or understood for their impact on American history. Nonetheless, women’s participation in facilitating black freedom was significant enough to give rise to another movement. This presentation centers on the much-neglected Underground work of black and white women abolitionists. Women’s Underground activism on behalf of the enslaved, helped usher in a movement on behalf of women. This presentation will demonstrate how the Underground Railroad was a circuitous route to the 15th and the 19th Amendments.

Seating is limited, RSVP suggested, virtual option available here:

Path to Freedom Program: Public Lecture Virtual Option

Reception to Follow

Information on reserving your spot and virtual access can be found at FOFNP.org/PTF2024