ASRC 3434

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ASRC 3434
Underground Railroad Seminar: Grant Writing and App Building

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

This course offers undergraduates a unique approach to exploring the abolition movement of central New York. It is an experiential course that includes visits to specific known underground stations as well as Harriet Tuban's residence and the William H. Seward House in Auburn, NY. It is also a community-engaged course in which students will contribute research for grant writing for two sites: the St. James AME Zion Church in Ithaca and the Howland Stone Store Museum in Sherwood, NY. Readings include some of the classic slave narratives and studies of the underground railroad. Please send a brief explanation of your interest in enrolling in this course to Professor Gerard Aching [gla23@cornell.edu] 

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Please send a brief explanation of your interest in enrolling in this course to Professor Gerard Aching [gla23@cornell.edu].

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3434

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17051 ASRC 3434   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person