What is Mexican Freedom in the Age of Abolition? | National Humanities Center

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What is Mexican Freedom in the Age of Abolition?

American History; Mexican History; Underground Railroad; Enslaved Persons; Abolitionism; Mexico-United States Border

María Esther Hammack (Assistant Professor of History, The Ohio State University)

September 16, 2025

This webinar will highlight stories of Black Liberation and the abolitionists who orchestrated the multiple Underground Railroads which led enslaved people to freedom within the United States and to Mexico. This session will also give attendees a better understanding of the various geographical factors that shaped the freedom movement, including shared borderlands and waterways between the US and Mexico.

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History / Geography / American History / Mexican History / Underground Railroad / Enslaved Persons / Abolitionism / Mexico-United States Border /

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