Join the Orange County Historical Museum for a two-part lecture series on slavery in North Carolina. 

 

November 6th · 6-7 p.m.

"The Evolution of the Antislavery Actions of the Quakers"

with David Haines

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David Haines is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Wellesley College. Professor Haines is an avid collector of printed and manuscript material on the history of the Religious Society of Friends. His collection, numbering more than 16,000 items, was recently honored by the Friends of the Wellesley College Library. He serves on the revision committee for the book of Faith and Practice for the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. In 2012, Professor Haines and his wife, Nancy, co-chaired (both the organizing committee and the conference itself) the Friends General Conference Gathering, the largest annual gathering of Quakers in North America. Beginning during his recent sabbatical at Duke University, Professor Haines has become intrigued by the art and chemistry of hand thrown pottery.

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November 20th · 6-7 p.m.

"Running for Freedom: Slave Runaways in NC, 1775-1840"

with Freddie Parker

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Dr. Freddie Parker was born and reared in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He received a B.A. in History from North Carolina Central University in 1975, an M.A. in History from NCCU in 1977, and a Ph.D. in American History from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1987. He is currently Professor Emeritus and former Julius L. Chambers Endowed Professor of History at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. He taught American, African American, and African History at North Carolina Central University for thirty-nine (39) years. He is author of the books "Running for Freedom: Slave Runaways in NC, 1775-1840" and "Stealing a Little Freedom: Advertisements for Slave Runaways in NC, 1791-1840."

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