Students from SUNY Broome’s MUS 113: From Spirituals to Hip Hop: American Music of the African Diaspora will present an original reenactment of the events at The Cazenovia Convention.
The Cazenovia Convention was a Fugitive Slave Convention that took place in Cazenovia, New York, in 1850. Prominent abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and J.W. Loguen gathered in protest of the Fugitive Slave Law.
SUNY Broome’s Department of Music and Theater Arts students will share speeches from the convention and perform songs to educate us on the importance of this event.
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, 5525 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro 13134
Rome Daily Senteniel: Students to help bring 1850 event to life
For more information on the three days of Peterboro Freedom Festival: Juneteenth 2023
Web: www.NationalAbolitionHallofFameandMuseum.org
Email: nahofm1835@gmail.com
Phone: +1 (315) 308-1890
Tags: Black History Month, Diversity, Performing and Fine Arts
