Museum Open: In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The David Ruggles Center for History and Education will be open Monday, January 15, 8-4, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visitors can learn about local, nationally significant Black Americans who while living in 1840s and 50s Florence (Northampton) fought against the institution of slavery and racial injustice. This history highlights not only antislavery icons like Sojourner Truth and David Ruggles, but also the lives of ordinary local heroes like Basil Dorsey and Stephen Rush who had escaped enslavement and continued the quest for equality in Florence. Through these stories, visitors can learn about and reflect upon the Underground Railroad, Frederick Douglass, as well as William Lloyd Garrison, the Antislavery Movement, and the quest to end slavery and racial injustice in the USA, a century before the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement emerged.
Free Admission; Donations welcome.