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David Ruggles Center Museum Open Hours: Sundays, 12-4, June-October.
The David Ruggles Center for History and Education will be open for visitors Sundays 12-4 from June 4- September 25, with the exception of June 25 when the museum will be closed. Current exhibit include: "David Ruggles: At the Vanguard of Liberty"; “'The Spirit Calls Me There': Sojourner Truth in Florence, 1844-1857"; "Lydia Maria Child"; [...]
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Halloween Anti-slavery History Tour at Historic Park Street Cemetery, Florence
Halloween Anti-slavery History Tour at Historic Park Street Cemetery, Florence
Steve Strimer will lead a history tour of the gravesites of leading antislavery activists and advocates including: formerly enslaved Black citizens, Northampton Association for Education and Industry founders (1842–1846), and Black and White Underground Railroad assistants and others. We'll then go find a few of their houses in the "Neighborhood Community" nearby. For more information, [...]