February 23, 2009
Contact: Anedre Bourne
The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
(804) 780-186
The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar presents . . . Take a
trip to the past along the Underground Railroad and join us for our public
program.
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Time: 2 p.m.
Fee: $10 or free with paid admission or American Civil War Center membership
Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground
Railroad's "conductors." During a ten year span she made 19 trips into the
South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom. And, as she once proudly
pointed out to Frederick Douglass, in all of her journeys she "never lost a
single passenger." Professional actress and historian Gwendolyn
Briley-Strand brings to life the courageous story of Harriet Tubman in a
stirring 45 minute performance. (NPS Theater, 470 Tredegar Street, Richmond,
VA 23219).
All public programs are cosponsored by the National Park Service and Dominion.
