Amazing Journeys: Following the North Star on The Underground Railroad

Friends of Negro Spirituals presents its General Meeting and Educational Forum.

(PRWEB) January 12, 2004 --Friends of Negro Spirituals presents its General Meeting and Educational Forum.

"Amazing Journeys: Following the North Star on The Underground Railroad"
Admission is free

Sunday, February 15, 2004
Educational Forum 3:30 to 5:30 PM
West Oakland Senior Center
1724 Adeline St.
Oakland, CA 94607

For this forum, Professor and professional musician Vulindlela Wobogo will be the conductor. Wobogo is Professor of African-American Music and History at San Francisco State University, a Physical Chemistry instructor for San Francisco City Colleges Scholastic Program and, an author. He will take us through amazing journeys of The Underground Railroads spirituals, chain of stations, and of freedom loving people -The Friend of a friend, " all giving a hand to slaves headed for the Promised Land. Join us as we learn and sing.

Attire (Optional): Clothing of the 1800s and like those of our enslaved ancestors.

The following are interesting web sites to study along with us:

History And Geography Of
The Underground Railroad
I am not sure who wrote this summary
http://afgen.com/underground_railroad.html

URR historic sites
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/

Click on each property to find out about the site.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/states.htm

The site lists historic places and people associated with the Underground Railroad by covering the slave trade, how the underground railroad operated, antislavery and the Civil War. Maps identify historic properties and directions of escapes taken on the Underground Railroad.

Copyright belong to the related sites

For more information, telephone Sam Edwards at 415 563 4316 or e-mail at sedwards@stanford.edu

For directions, go to www.mapquest.com