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PCO Black History Month event – The Underground Railroad South of Chicago
February 9, 2020 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Pullman Civic Organization, Historic Pullman Foundation, National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porters Museum and the National Park Service have teamed up to present three Black History Month events during the month of February
2) Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020; 3 to 5 pm – Location: Pullman National Monument Visitor Center; 11141 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
“The Underground Railroad South of Chicago” by Prof. Larry McClellan
Noted author and foremost authority on the Underground Railroad in Northern Illinois will present a power point presentation of his decades of research on the journeys of “Freedom Seekers” who traveled through our region in the years prior to Emancipation.
Followed by q & a and book signing.
Refreshments will be served.