The Underground Railroad in Kennett Square - Movers & Makers (2022)

Kennett Square, PA is known as the mushroom capital of the world, but less known is the history it has as an important part of the Underground Railroad. The small, diverse community attracted Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and a long list of notable abolitionists.

Experience the people, places and events that have made Kennett Square “A hotbed of abolitionism."

0:00 — Kennett Underground Railroad Center
2:13 — Quaker History and meeting houses
7:32 — Longwood Cemetery
8:22 — Marlborough Meeting
10:10 — Underground railroad stations and station masters
17:28 — Bucktoe Cemetery
20:03 — East Linden Street
21:50 — Voices Underground Juneteenth Festival
23:25 — The future of Kennett Square

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