Archive for June, 2012
U.S. conference highlights slaves’ southern path to freedom
Scholars gathering this week for the National Underground Railroad Conference will head south to St. Augustine, Fla., home to the former capital of Spanish Florida and a flight-to-freedom story rooted in the 17th century that is unknown to most Americans. Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, is quoted. Keep Reading »