[SEMCO] Digging into the Past/Abolitionists and Freedom Seekers

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
April 17, 
2017 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                            tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Digging Into the Past
Abolitionists and Freedom Seekers
with
President of the New Bedford Historical Society
Lee Blake

BREWSTER, MA ­ The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster presents Abolitionists and 
Freedom Seekers with president of the New Bedford 
Historical Society, Lee Blake Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 1pm.

In the mid-19th century, New Bedford was the 
richest city in the world due to its whaling 
fleet. New Bedford was also known as a racially 
tolerant community that provided a safe place for 
those running away from the tyranny of slavery. 
The whaling industry was a major draw for freedom 
seekers and it provided a quick means of escape 
on ships often captained and owned by sympathetic 
Quakers. Who were these runaways and what were 
their experiences in the port cities of 
Southeastern MA?  What citizens stood on the 
right side of history and supported their right 
to be free from enslavement? Share an informative 
afternoon hearing the stories of the abolitionist 
movement and those who fought for freedom for 
their enslaved sisters and brothers.

Lee Blake serves as president of the New Bedford 
Historical Society where she creates and 
implements programs that highlight local 
history.  Lee serves as co-director for Sailing 
to Freedom: New Bedford and the Underground 
Railroad, a National Endowment for the Humanities 
Landmarks Summer Institute for Teachers that 
highlights New Bedford’s role in the Underground 
Railroad and the Abolitionist Movement.
In her day job, she currently serves as Director 
of the Campus Compact at the University of MA 
Dartmouth, connecting university programs to K-12 
schools in the South Coast of Massachusetts and 
presents teacher professional development workshops.

  Free with Museum Admission

  For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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