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Tubman Museum

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310 Cherry St.
Macon, 31201
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Opening Reception, Freedom Seekers Exhibit at the Tubman Museum

1.26.25 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tubman Museum, 310 Cherry St.
Macon, 31201
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$5

Join us for the reception to celebrate the opening of the Mercer student-curated exhibit at Macon's Tubman Museum. Freedom Seekers: Runaway Slave Advertisements in the Macon Telegraph, 1826-1865 Between 1826 and 1865, nearly every issue of the Macon Telegraph included advertisements for enslaved people: runaways, auctions, and detainees. This exhibition, researched and interpreted by Mercer University students, highlights the humanity of the enslaved people escaping bondage. In these newspaper notices, we can see the personalities, skills, loved ones, stories, and…

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