June 04, 2021
A contingency of Madison County well-wishers welcomed a score of Free Them Walkers to the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in Peterboro NY Monday morning May 31. On the last day of May the Walkers had racked up over 700 miles of the 902 miles they will walk from Lynchburg VA to Buffalo to arrive for the Juneteenth celebration. The route of the Free Them Walk followed parts of the Underground Railroad trails in New York, and...
June 01, 2021
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) recently received a $2,671 grant from the Madison County Rural Poverty Fund of the Central New York Community Foundation. The grant will be used to support the Anti-Racism Collaboration in Madison County which will provide information for the public to increase personal understanding of systemic racism, to self-identify anti-racism social behaviors, and to select positive action to change the social environment. During the summer of 2021,...
May 22, 2021
Members of The FreeTHEM Walk team will arrive in Peterboro NY at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 31st to tour the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum. The Team started its 900 mile walk in Lynchburg VA and plans to finish the walk in Buffalo NY on June 19th, in time for the Juneteenth Festival. The FreeThemWalk Team follows many of the Underground Railroad paths of the network that provided aid and safe houses to enslaved peoples heading...
April 02, 2021
Take the 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge Eddie Moore’s Challenge with NAHOF Starts Monday, April 5, 2021 In follow-up to the February series Black History Matters, the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) encourages folks to engage in Dr. Ernie Moore’s 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge. The NAHOF website will provide the link to Moore’s self-paced program on Monday, April 5, 2021. To access the Challenge, visit www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org and select the 21 Day...
March 16, 2021
https://youtu.be/mczkfidWumc Where: NAHOF's YouTube channel Tickets: Free to view! Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College MN, will present sixteen “mini lectures” about white supremacy in America after the civil war. Stewart will challenge the historical amnesia that exists about white supremacy, and intends to help people see this neglected history and to own that history. A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel, and will be shared on...
March 15, 2021
https://youtu.be/qyso83QPBPI Where: NAHOF's YouTube channel Tickets: Free to view! Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College MN, will present sixteen “mini lectures” about white supremacy in America after the civil war. Stewart will challenge the historical amnesia that exists about white supremacy, and intends to help people see this neglected history and to own that history. A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel, and will be shared on...
March 14, 2021
https://youtu.be/vhH47grc6Jw Where: NAHOF's YouTube channel Tickets: Free to view! Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College MN, will present sixteen “mini lectures” about white supremacy in America after the civil war. Stewart will challenge the historical amnesia that exists about white supremacy, and intends to help people see this neglected history and to own that history. A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel, and will be shared on...
March 13, 2021
https://youtu.be/fT5HaOgvCTI Where: NAHOF's YouTube channel Tickets: Free to view! Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College MN, will present sixteen “mini lectures” about white supremacy in America after the civil war. Stewart will challenge the historical amnesia that exists about white supremacy, and intends to help people see this neglected history and to own that history. A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel, and will be shared on...
March 12, 2021
Day Twelve: https://youtu.be/QovbIQ3MCvQ Where: NAHOF's YouTube channel Tickets: Free to view! Dr. James Brewer Stewart, professor emeritus at Macalester College MN, will present sixteen “mini lectures” about white supremacy in America after the civil war. Stewart will challenge the historical amnesia that exists about white supremacy, and intends to help people see this neglected history and to own that history. A new video will be released each day on NAHOF's YouTube channel, and will be...