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Honoring Black History: An intro to Rokeby’s Underground Railroad
Rokeby Museum on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh will be one of the featured sites on this Sunday’s Ferrisburgh Day, which will not only feature history, but many civic and educational components.
February 3, 2022
A white savior narrative developed that centered the benevolence of white Abolitionists, particularly Quakers, while minimizing the Black freedom seeker to a recipient of white charitability and an associate in their own story.
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