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This hybrid event is in-person and simultaneously online. In honor of Underground Railroad Month, author and journalist Scott Shane will discuss his new book, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Border Land. Flee North focuses on the Underground Railroad in D.C. and Prince George’s County, MD. Mr. Shane shares the fascinating story of local freedom collaborators UGRR Conductors Thomas Smallwood a Black shoemaker in D.C. and Charles Torrey, a white abolitionist from New England. $5/person. Registration is recommended but not required, however, online participants must register to receive the TEAMS link.