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Race and Ethnicity
in the Nineteenth Century
28th Annual Conference of the
Nineteenth-Century Studies Association (NCSA)
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove,
PA, March 8-10, 2007
The wealth of racial and ethnic
history in Pennsylvania's Central Susquehanna Valley will provide
an excellent backdrop for internationally-ranging discussions.
Fergus Bordewich, author of Bound for Canaan: The Underground
Railroad and the War for the Soul of America (2005 Amistad),
will present the first public lecture; Malcolm Dick will present
the second lecture, which will focus on race, religion, and the
legacy of Joseph Priestley. Karen James of the PA Historical and
Museum Commission will anchor a roundtable discussion on research
methods for recovering African American involvement in the Underground
Railroad. Speakers and local experts will lead special tours of
Underground Railroad sites and 19 th-century town planning and
architecture, including buildings of Joseph Priestley and Eli
Slifer.
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