Smithsonian Web cast on Abolition

What can the movement to end modern slavery learn from 19th century abolitionism? Join experts and activists for a conversation with high school students on February 11, 2013.  Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

National Youth Summit on Abolition Join a live webcast for middle and high school students Monday, February 11, 2013 at 12:00 pm EST Free registration is required.   Slave Shackles National Museum of American History    Program Information Date: Monday, February 11, 2013 Time: 12:00 pm EST To register and view the program, visit http://americanhistory.si.edu/nys/abolition How do you use the lessons from the past to discuss the present?  Join us on February 11 for a   conversation for middle and high school students on what we can learn from 19th century  abolitionists in the effort to end modern-day slavery.  Experts, scholars, and activists will join  together in a moderated panel discussion to reflect upon the abolition movement of the 19th  century and explore its legacy for ending modern-day slavery and human trafficking. The  program will feature excerpts from the upcoming AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary  The Abolitionists, which weaves together the stories of five of the abolition movement’s leading figures.  Presented by the National Museum of American History and PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, in   collaboration with Smithsonian Affiliations.

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