The National Civil War Museum, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, will present the last lecture in the 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. Harrisburg historian Calobe Jackson Jr. will present "Sunday School Connections to the Underground Railroad in Harrisburg."
People may know of the Underground Railroad (UGRR) activities of Joseph Bustill, Randolph Kelker, Dr. Rutherford, and others, but it may not be as well known that they were Sunday school teachers as well. Jackson will briefly talk about their relationship to the UGRR and fugitive slave cases. He will also discuss George H. Imes' "History of the Sunday School," which tells about Bustill, Kelker, Rutherford, and others as Sunday school leaders.
Jackson specializes in Harrisburg African American history. He is a member of the Society of American Baseball Researchers, past member of Historical Society of Dauphin County board of trustees, and past member of the trustee board of Harrisburg University of Technology and Science.
The 2019 Lessons in History program is free to the public. Regular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries.
For more information and a complete listing of other events at the museum, readers may visit http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org or call 717-260-1861.
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