The Real Underground Railroad By Tim McDonnell Speakers’ Bureau Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT We have an exciting, illustrated program on a topic that we in Lima have often mused about— possible involvement of 19th century Lima residents in the Underground Railroad. On May 16th, Tim McDonnell, a very popular speaker on the RIT Osher Speakers’ Bureau, and an adjunct associate professor at Monroe Community College, will be speaking about the Real Underground Railroad in our region. He will talk about how this loosely-organized “conspiracy” against slavery operated before the Civil War. Since New York has a long border…
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