Staten Island Museum & CSI Present: Was There an Underground Railroad on Staten Island?


The panel will discuss Abolitionists in New York , the underground Railroad on Staten Island, and how historians appraise primary sources and assert discoveries, if oral histories tell stories that go untold and why assiduous research is the key to discovery.

Moderator: Professor Catherine Lavender, Ph.D, Director of the American Program, CUNY, College of Staten Island.

Discussion/Panelists include:
--Professor Robert Fanuzzi, Ph.D, St. John's College of Arts and Sciences, The Anti- Slavery Movement
--Debbie-Ann Paige, MA Independent Scholar
--Professor Howard Wiener, PhD, CSI Department of History, CUNY, College of Staten Island
--Professor Calvin Holder, Ph.D, Director of the African American Studies Program, CUNY, College of Staten Island
--Professor John Dixon, Ph.D, CSI Department of History, CUNY, College of Staten Island.

This FREE event is open to the public.

Date:

February 23, 2013

Time:

9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

College:

College of Staten Island

Address:

2800 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island

Building:

Center for the Arts

Room:

Recital Hall

Phone:

718 727 1135

Website:

http://www.StatenIslandMuseum.org

Admission:

Free