In addition to the North Star, aka the “drinking gourd,” the night sky is filled with stars and constellations that were very important to the conductors and voyagers along the UGRR. A journey to freedom meant traveling by night, using the North Star as a guide and trying to avoid search parties. Night Sky Location: Muncy Heritage Park & Nature Trail, 601 Pepper Street, Muncyįree Admission (Rain or Shine) Pre-registration required by calling 57 UNDER THE NIGHT SKY – HALF THE PARK IS AFTER DARK
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To be free fugitive slaves had to leave the country and seek asylum in Canada or Mexico. Under this Act federal law required the return of slaves to their owners even if they were captured in a state that outlawed slavery. Many went to northern states including Pennsylvania and Massachusetts until the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed. Other fugitive slaves wanted to escape harsh punishments by their owners or long hours of forced labor. Many ran away to avoid being sold and having their family members separated from one another. There were many reasons – slaves wanted to be free and escaped from their masters to travel to a place where slavery was banned or illegal. “Conductors” helped runaway slaves get from one “station” to the next. It was a network of secret hiding places that included “safe houses” where “station masters” would provide slaves with shelter and food until they could safely move on. The UGRR was a secret way to escape slavery and get to freedom. Program support is made possible in part through donations and grants from the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau, the PA Council on the Arts, PA Humanities Council, the Lycoming Mall and private donors.įor 2014, a significant number of our collaborative programs will focus on the Underground Railroad: Blacks risking their lives for freedom and whites risking their liberty to shelter escaping slaves many people making major sacrifices for strangers an organized network of whites and blacks who offered assistance to runaways, in the way of shelter, food, clothing, jobs, and transport to another “station” on their way to freedom. The Muncy Historical Society and members of the Historical Organizations of Lycoming County (HOLC) are partnering to provide the following events and activities that focus on the Underground Railroad.
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