SAILING TO FREEDOM BOOK TALK

Join us for a discussion on the lesser known side of the Underground Railroad with Sailing to Freedom editor, Tim Walker, and contributing writer Elysa Engelman, whose chapter focuses on fugitives from enslavement passing through New London, Mystic, and Stonington.

“Long distance, overland escapes from the deep south were virtually impossible, and nearly all documented successful escapes from the far coastal south were achieved by water. Seaborne escapes were faster, safer, and less logistically complicated than attempting to run away from enslavement by land.”
–Professor Timothy Walker