Penn State Abington, the Cheltenham Township Historical Commission, and the Abington Friends Meeting will co-sponsor a free event titled, Reckoning with Enslavement Along Old York Road. The event will examine the legacy of enslavement in local communities and explore the historical efforts to end slavery in America by residents of Abington and Cheltenham townships, including early abolitionist Benjamin Lay. The event will take place on Saturday, April 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Schedule of events includes the following:
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: The First Annual Benjamin Lay Lecture, “Divesting from White Supremacy: Reparations as the Next Phase of Benjamin Lay’s Prophetic Vision.” Location: Abington Friends Meeting, 520 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Potluck lunch provided by Abington friends.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: A reading of “The Remonstrance Against Slavery” by Daniel Pastorius; the unveiling of a sign commemorating the 1688 event; and dessert. Location: Richard Wall House, 1 Wall Park Drive, Elkins Park.
For more information on the event and to RSVP, click here.