Next on American History tv, don papson discusses his book secret lives of the underground railroad in new york city Sydney Howard gay, Louis Napoleon and the record of fugitives. The record of fugitives was a previously unpublished text from the 1850s. Gay revealed his close collaboration with Louis Napoleon, a free black man who helped many slaves returned to freedom. The Greenwich Village Historic Society posted this hourlong program. I am director of programs at the Greenwich Village Historic Society, which is a Nonprofit Foundation founded in 1980 to preserve and protect this cultural history that we have and what i think is the best neighborhood and the whole world, but im slightly prejudiced. What can i do . Said something about midtown, but i did not really hear him. Anyway, i look around and i see some people who are members, even trustees, thank you. I just want to say thank you and publicly salute you for all of your support, because as a nonprofit we cannot do it without yo
For Black History Month, independent scholar Don Papson presents, "Untold Story of the Reverend Robert Brown: A Life After the Underground Railroad,” from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28,