Author Talk: Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution

Program Type:

Book Discussions

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

This is an in-person event and will take place at the library.

Join author Claire Bellerjeau for a talk about her new book, Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth. In January 1785, a young enslaved woman from Oyster Bay named Elizabeth was put on board the Lucretia in New York Harbor, bound for Charleston, where she would be sold to her fifth master in just twenty-two years. You will hear much more about this riveting work and learn about the history involved!

Please register for this program by October 25 at 10:00pm.