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Program

Education Programs: Landmarks of American History and Culture for K-12 Educators

Period of Performance

10/1/2020 - 9/30/2022

Funding Totals

$189,702.00 (approved)
$188,369.75 (awarded)

Sailing to Freedom: New Bedford and the Underground Railroad

FAIN: BH-272369-20

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2356)
Anthony F. Arrigo (Project Director: February 2020 to January 2026)
Timothy D. Walker (Co Project Director: July 2020 to January 2026)

Two one-week workshops for 72 school teachers to explore abolitionism and the Underground Railroad in the port city of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Examines New Bedford, Massachusetts as a destination for escaped slaves in the Underground Railroad and the maritime links to the anti-slavery movement.