Video

Ranger Roadshow Episode 1: Rutherford B. Hayes

Underground Railroad

Description

The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program presents the Ranger Roadshow - a video series highlighting Network to Freedom Listings.

Our 1st video highlights the Hayes Presidential Library and Museums. During the 1850s, Hayes represented freedom seekers in at least 2 lawsuits after they were arrested under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Learn more:

Lewis Case: https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Lewis_(Last_Name_Unknown)

Rosetta Armstead Case: https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/

Duration

11 minutes, 23 seconds

Credit

NPS Video / Pollock

Date Created

02/15/2021

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