A David Ruggles Week Special Event: Historian Dr. Jonathan Wells on his book “The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War” (Zoom)
A David Ruggles Week Special Event: Historian Dr. Jonathan Wells on his book “The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War” (Zoom)
June 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Professor and historian Jonathan Wells will be appearing via Zoom to speak about his book “The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War”. Dr. Wells will recount how journalist, abolitionist and Lyme native son, David Ruggles, worked tirelessly, and at the risk of his own life to bring to light the injustices of institutional corruption that allowed slavery to continue to flourish in America on the eve of the American Civil War.
To register for this event and to receive the Zoom meeting invitation email programreg@lymepl.org