Join the Haverford Township Free Library for a presentation on the public history project Haverford Township and Slavery. Colin McCrossan, a recent graduate of McGill University, Haverford High School graduate, and township resident will present his new research about the history of slavery in Haverford Township. Using a wide range of source materials, he has reconstructed and detailed the lives of over forty-four enslaved Black people and twenty white slave owners whose histories were erased and forgotten, until now. Come learn about this history through the eyes of:
- A young Black woman and girl who escaped from their slave owner in the dead of winter.
- A Quaker farmer who enslaved a Black man and only freed him to avoid excommunication.
- A Black man who freed himself from enslavement and the Irish tavern keeper who spent over two years trying to recapture him.
The Haverford Township Free Library is hosting this program and welcomes all to attend, but asks that you register in advance. Click here to register.
