In this presentation, Caleb Davis will examine the roles and relationships between African Americans and White settlers in Southeastern Ohio. Drawing on evidence from diary entries corroborated by census and tax records, the talk will explore how individuals from both communities will have worked together to establish successful networks within the Underground Railroad—benefiting not only themselves but many others seeking freedom. The focus will center on Washington County, with particular attention to Belpre, Marietta, Vincent, and Waterford, as well as Wood County, including areas of Parkersburg. Davis will highlight the lives of well-known abolitionists such as James Lawton, Edmund Dana, and Jonathan Stone, alongside formerly enslaved and free Black men including Harry Bartlett and Micajah Phillips, emphasizing the cooperative efforts that will have made the Underground Railroad in this region possible.

Reservations are required. Space is limited.
This program is donation-based.

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