South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War

Presenter: Dr. Alice Baumgartner

The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many enslaved people before the Civil War. But thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico, where slavery was abolished in 1837. In the process of exploring the experiences of these freedom seekers, this talk will examine why Mexico abolished slavery and how its increasingly radical antislavery policies fueled the sectional crisis in the United States.

Sunday, February 27, 2022, 6pm
Dinner Lecture at The Fort
19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465

Dinner Lecture Menu: Chips, guacamole and salsa, fresh baked breads, Fort signature salad, with damiana vinaigrette dressing; 4oz Buffalo Tenderloin served with one teriyaki quail, and one elk medallion, chef’s vegetables and Fort Potatoes-Dessert- Negrita chocolate ganache served in an edible tulip cup. Includes house red or white wine, or non-alcoholic colonche prickly pear lemonade.

Dinner Lecture Ticket Purchase and Reservations may be made by calling Tesoro Cultural Center at 303-839-1671 or using the BUY button here: https://www.tesoroculturalcenter.org/historic-lecture-series/