* Winter Lecture Series: The Freedom Trail and Underground Railroad in Portland

Sponsored by Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery
Presented by Paul Ledman

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, it became harder to reconcile the country’s professed ideal that “all men are created equal” with the reality that slavery allowed millions to be held in bondage. One contentious issue was the Underground Railway — a loose network that helped fugitives who were escaping from slavery. Citizens of Portland played a major role in that effort; some of their stories are noted on the markers of the Portland Freedom Trail. Paul Ledman will relate stories of the Freedom Trail to the historical background which made it necessary.

All lectures begin at 1:30pm
7th Floor Event Room in the Glickman Library
Bedford St., USM Portland Campus

Lectures are presented free of charge, donations gratefully accepted.
For more information go to: www.spiritsalive.org/lectures
The Lecture Series is presented by Spirits Alive, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of historic Eastern Cemetery, at the foot of Munjoy Hill on Congress St.