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The Underground Railroad |
For community groups and events: An afternoon or evening's entertainment, providing an hour or more of story-telling, music and readings - all supplemented by a continuous visual feast of images from the times. We end by presenting the challenging reality of modern slavery. |
For schools and children's events: Educational, inspirational presentations and workshops relating how and understanding how slaves gained their freedom - using their immense inner resources, and with the help of fellow slaves, former slaves, and white abolitionists. We draw on original sources for their stories, which we supplement with the songs, poems, and images from the times (centred in 19th Century North America). |
Copyright 2010 Dennis Oliver Glasgow |
Tell us what kind of presentation will best suit your interests and needs. For more information contact Dennis Oliver at info@hisland.co.uk |
Some of the illustrated themes and stories we can draw upon in an Underground Railroad presentation: |
Slavery as an institution (practice) is as old as history - part of the natural tendency to exploit others. Rome was sustained by a huge number of slaves - as many as forty percent of its population. |
The amazing feats of courage and ingenuity by which slaves liberated themselves. Henry "Box" Brown was a slave who arranged to be shipped from Virginia to Philadelphia. |
Introducing the "abolitionists who opposed slavery by tireless campaigning, the creative arts, and concrete help to run away slaves (before and after their liberation). Some of them were free blacks, for whom the consequences of such action could be extreme. |
Featuring Songs from the time |
Some Courageous conductors who led slaves to freedom - but many liberated themselves |
Hisland loves the Highlands |
Freed slave |