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SUMMARY:Songs of Freedom with Linda Harris and Main Street Blues -In Perso
 n
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Follow us on a musical evolution to Freedom\, from the 'Code S
 ongs' of the Underground Railroad to Spirituals to Blues to Jazz and R'&'B
 . .\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/9843440
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This performance by Linda Harris and her 4
 -piece band honors the Code Songs used on the clandestine journey along th
 e Underground Railroad by Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Seekers in 1849. 
 They've performed versions of the presentation at venues including the Nat
 ional Museum of African-American History\, Morgan State University\, the m
 id-Atlantic Jazz Festival\, MetroStage\, among many others. Our performanc
 e will be the multipurpose room (#132) on the first floor.&nbsp\; This per
 formance is sponsored by Friends of the Library\, Montgomery County\, MD I
 nc.</p>\n<p>Linda Harris is Director of Events and Programs at the Harriet
  Tubman Museum &amp\; Educational Center in Cambridge\, MD. In 2020\, she 
 walked with seven women in the footsteps of Harriet Tubman\, traveling 158
  miles from the Brodess Plantation in Dorchester County\, Maryland\, to Ph
 iladelphia. More info:<a href="https://lindadharris.com/">https://lindadha
 rris.com/</a></p>\n<p>Questions about this program?&nbsp\;Contact the Libr
 ary at 240-777-0678.</p>\n<p>Looking for History resources on this topic? 
 Check out the links under 'History' and 'Newspapers and Magazines' on this
  page: <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList">
 https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList</a></p>\n<p>You'l
 l need an active MCPL card to access most of these. Don't have a card righ
 t now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://mc
 pl.link/library-card-from-event-listing">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><
 strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard
  of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycounty
 md.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning
  or sign-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least five days bef
 ore the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assista
 nt Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all o
 ther accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.l
 ibnet.info/event/9843440
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