ALL Course: Enlightened Philanthropy
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Enlightened Philanthropy: Black and White in 19th Century Talbot County
With Phil Hesser
Date: Four sessions on Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 10:00–11:30am
Location: Dorchester House, CBMM
Enrollment is limited; sign up early!
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Course Description:
Talbot County Maryland was the stage for several episodes of United States history and this program explores the interplay of both black and white people in the period before the Civil War. This four-part course will focus on writers and other historical figures who were born or lived in Talbot County and their experiences along the color line. Topics include: Frederick Douglass and Public Exposition; Reverend John Dixon Long and A Charge to Keep; Nicholas Willis and My Hands; Nathaniel Hopkins and Celebration of Emancipation.
Participants will explore how Talbot County was shaped by black and white sons and daughters at a crucial time of its history.
Members $31.50 | Non-Members $45
About the Instructors:
Philip Hesser, PhD, taught in the US and Africa, and served with the UNHCR and AED. He can be found teaching at Salisbury University and progging in the marshes with his pups Marshall and Bayly. Phil is the author of What a River Says: Exploring the Blackwater River & Refuge (Cambridge: 2014) and is working on The Old Home is Not There: The Native Land of Harriet Tubman.