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The History Forum showcases the best new work on New York City history and builds bridges between the city's past and present. Presentations by, and conversations with, historians and history makers are moderated by Mike Wallace, co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. All events are free and open to the general public. Seating is limited. Admittance will be on a first come, first served basis, no reservations.

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David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City

Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - Elebash Recital Hall

David Ruggles (1810-1849), one of the most heroic figures of the early abolitionist movement in America, is often overlooked. Graham russell Gao Hodges of Colgate University provides the first biography of this African American activist, writer, and publisher who secured liberty for more than six hundred former bond people, the most famous of whom was Frederick Douglass. Hodges's portrait of Ruggles, published by the University of North Carolina Press, establishes the abolitionist as an essential link between disparate groups - male and female, black and white, clerical and secular, elite and rank-and-file - recasting the history of antebellum abolitionism as a more integrated and cohesive movement than is often portrayed.

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