Slavery and Freedom in Queens

If you've been to downtown Flushing recently, it's easy to forget how important the town was in colonial days, and how its Quaker legacy (Flushing Remonstrance) helped lead to religious freedom in the United States. The town also played a role in the underground railroad, moving escaped slaves out of the country. (I know of one standing private home on nearby Little Neck Bay rumored to have been part of the Underground Railroad.)

Next week Professor James A. Moore (CUNY-Queens College) talks at Flushing Library about this history as well as slavery that did exist in Queens. It's a tale worth hearing.

• History and Archaeology of Slavery and Freedom in Queens
• February 18, 2006, 2 p.m.; free
• Flushing Library, Rooms A&B, 41-17 Main Street , Flushing , 718-661-1200