We often think of slavery as only a southern American phenomenon. But in his new book "The Kidnaping Club: Wall Street, Slavery and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War",  Professor of American History, J.D. Wells (Professor of History in the Department of Afro-American and African studies of the University of Michigan) gives the dramatic account of the fight for freedom in New York City in the 1830's where pro-slavery New Yorkers were locked in a deadly battle for freedom with abolitionist. The Kidnapping Club follows the deep roots of slavery, capitalism, corrupt politics, policing and the struggles of civil rights activists in the pre-Civil War north. Meet the author via Zoom and learn more about his book and research.

This event Racial Equity event is co-sponsored with the Lunenburg Public Library. 

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