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July 26, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
2018-07-26T17:30:00-05:00
2018-07-26T17:45:00-05:00
Where:
Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum
1440 Monument Ave
Springfield, IL 62702
USA
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"New Philadelphia" Book Launch and Signing @ Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum | Springfield | Illinois | United States

The Springfield & Central Illinois African American History Museum (AAHM) will host the book launching of New Philadelphia by Gerald A McWorter & Kate Williams –McWorter on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 5:30pm. New Philadelphia, Illinois, was an abolitionist town just 20 miles from slavery, inhabited for more than 100 years. Town founder Frank McWorter bought a total of 16 family members out of slavery, starting with his pregnant wife. Senator Barack Obama said, “New Philadelphia is a site of national importance as the first town known to be founded and platted by African Americans.” Join the museum as we welcome Gerald A. McWorter and Kate Williams-McWorter as they share their family’s story and the task of writing about American history.

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