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Come see us at the Cobblestone Arts Center, 2PM August 20th as we perform “Women Who Influenced Frederick Douglass.” Get the details for this free program.
Get your Passport stamped here!
We are participating in the Passport to Your National Parks Program in the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Collect a free cancellation stamp at the conclusion of our Riverwalk tour! Interested tour-goers should request a passport. This partnership builds on the inclusion of our Riverstroll tour into the National Park Service Underground Railroad program coordinating preservation and education efforts nationwide and integrating local historical places, museums, and interpretive programs associated with the Underground Railroad into a mosaic of community, regional, and national stories.
Programs
AKWAABA interprets the 19th-century freedom movement through tours, reenactments, plays and other educational presentations of the sites, personalities and events that comprised the Underground Railroad, especially those identified with the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Even before Frederick Douglass arrived on Rochester’s shores, Austin Steward was hard at work contributing to the business community of what was then called Rochesterville. Rochester later became home to Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and Susan B. Anthony who lent their hearts and souls to the Abolitionist movement. Adding their energy to the cause of helping enslaved fugitives escape bondage through this stop on the Underground Railroad were Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth.
Let AKWAABA arrange an unforgettable journey for you. See our information card then e-mail, call (585-482-5192), fax (585-288-3681), or write us (181 Royleston Road, Rochester NY 14609-6705) to make arrangements for your tour or to request more information. We look forward to the pleasure of working with you.
