The Underground Railroad and New Jersey

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Ayers Room
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Library Branch: Clark Public Library
Room: Ayers Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
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New Jersey was a vital corridor for the Underground Railroad, allowing enslaved people to escape to safer localities in the North. New Jersey was also the last northern state to abolish slavery in 1866.