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Boston Public Library

2022-01-15 18:01:15


Learn about the first American freedom riders at our online lecture with @NatlParkService on Tuesday! In 1840, Massachusetts activists—Black and White, male and female—began to attack segregation with public sit-ins and “ride-ins.”

Learn more & register: ow.ly/Iefc50HuHlj

Photo of an 1844 issue of The Liberator newspaper. Text reads: Lecture | America's First Freedom Riders | 1/18, 6–7 pm | Boston Public Library | National Park Service.

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