LESLIE GIST..AUTHOR family member Commissioned HARRIET TUBMAN--BOOK SIGNING + Black History News

The Gist of Freedom Newsletter April 2011

Belmont Mansion Underground Railroad Museum

Booksigning at the National Black Memorabilia & Collectible Show

Saturday & Sunday, April 16-17

Lesley Gist will be participating in the National Black Memorabilia & Collectible Show in Gaithersburg, Maryland at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. This will be the 27th year for the event which annually draws visitors from the Greater Washington, D.C. area. The show is Saturday from 10am-7pm and Sunday from 10am-5pm, April 16th & 17th.

April 16-17. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Admission $6. For more information, please contact Lindsay Johnson at 301-649-1915 or 301-651-1410.

Booksigning at the Black History Showcase

Saturday & Sunday, April 23-24

Lesley will be participating in the Black History Showcase. Come out for a free family fun-filled event. Saturday and Sunday April
23rd & 24th.

April 23-24. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, please contact Everett Staten at 267-243-3200.

Encore Performance of Harriet Returns

Sunday, May 8th

May 8th Belmont Mansion will present an encore performance of Harriet Returns. Lesley will be attending this remarkable performance centering on Underground Railroad activist Harriet Tubman.

Sunday, May 8th. The Belmont Mansion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, please contact Karen Meadows Jones at 505-867-0857. Visit Belmont Mansion online.

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference

Friday & Saturday, June 3-4

The Choptank Region History Network is announcing its second annual Harriet Tubman UGRR Conference June 3rd and 4th. Come see Lesley who will be at the event making a presentation on the Underground Railroad.

Friday & Saturday, June 3rd & 4th. Chesapeake College in Cambridge, Maryland. For more information, please contact Ellen V. Mousin at 410-228-1064.

New Statue of Martin Luther King

Sunday, June 19th

As a kick-off to the Juneteenth celebration, join Lesley and the Teaneck committee that is building a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. along the Hackensack River Walk. Juneteenth Day, Sunday, June 19th.

Sunday, June 19th. For more information, please contact Charelle Wilson Hanley at 201-880-5791.

About The Gist of Freedom

A Book About Faith, Family and Justice

The Gist of Freedom is Still Faith is a book about William Still and the intricate network of the Underground Railroad. William Still was the Black abolitionist from Philadelphia who was described by the New York Times as "The Father of The Underground Railroad," and who financed and commissioned Harriet Tubman's rescue missions. Abolitionist William Still literally wrote the Underground Railroad book and is the ancestor of author, Lesley Gist-Etheridge. The book, The Gist of Freedom traces several tremendous people and stories within the world of the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad.

When Lesley Gist encountered the chance to present a blog talk radio show, she knew it would be an amazing opportunity. In her ten-year genealogy research journey for The Gist of Freedom is Still Faith, Lesley Gist met a wealth of people and stories that could not all be contained in her book. And so this meeting place affords Lesley the ability to introduce the remarkable people she has met to you and all friends of African-American heritage.

Learn more about the book

Read the book online

Visit Lesley Gist at her blog talk site The Gist of Freedom Blog Radio every Sunday at 6pm for a live topical panel discussion, and any time to post a comment, listen to recent shows, and to see what other people are saying about issues of African-American heritage and cultural preservation.

The Gist of Freedom is Still Faith tells the story of William Still and Peter Gist. Their story is now a part of the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom!

Learn more while you listen! View a flyer about interviewer Gist-Etheridge's book. Read the complete book online.

Visit The Gist of Freedom website for more about the book's creation and for valuable links and resources in the area of African-American history.

Have ideas for the show? Have a story to share? Contact Lesley Gist-Etheridge.

Due to overwhelming support you can now tune in 2x weekly!
Thursdays at 8pm & Sundays at 6pm

Call in to the show at 347-324-5552.

Can't join us live? You can still listen to all of our shows via archive.www.BlogTalkRadio.com/TheANTIQUEeSHOW

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and Universities Listing at The Gist of Freedom.

Learn about Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States in Alabama, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Featured College

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama

Spring campus tour schedule through April 21, 2011:

Monday through Friday: 9, 10, 11:00am and 1, 2, 3:00pm

(No tours are available during the 12:00 hour)

Saturday: 10:00am ONLY; The last day for Guided Tours for the Spring Season is Thursday, April 21.

For additional information: Visit Tuskegee University Online.

Featured Field Trip

Paul Robeson's Residence

13 Green Street Princeton, New Jersey. This was Paul Robeson's home from 1902 to 1907. It was in this house that Paul's mother, in 1904, was severely burned in a fire and died shortly afterward. The Robeson's moved to Westfield in 1907 where Paul's father became the pastor of St. Luke's AME Zion Church.

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