Created Equal Film/Discussion Series: "Freedom Riders"

Name: Created Equal Film/Discussion Series: "Freedom Riders"
Start: February 22, 2014
End: February 22, 2014
Location: Schenectady County Historical Society

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Free and Open to the Public

Join us for film and discussion on "Freedom Riders." An inside look at a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights struggle, when a brave band of activists challenged segregation in the Deep South. Discussion Leader: Ibram Kendi, Assistant Professor, University at Albany.

The Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle series is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

For more information, please contact Librarian Melissa Tacke at 518-374-0263, option 3, or by email at librarian@schenectadyhistorical.org. The Schenectady County Historical Society is wheelchair accessible, with off-street parking behind the building and overflow parking next door at the YWCA.

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Schenectady County Historical Society
32 Washington Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12305

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Accessibility The first floor of 32 Washington Avenue, including the library and the main floor of the museum, is wheelchair accessible; exhibits on the second floor of the museum are not currently wheelchair-accessible.

Parking There is a small parking lot directly beside the main entrance — follow the driveway directly to the right of the building. Alternately, visitors can park in the YWCA lot next door. If you park in the YWCA lot, you will see a sidewalk to follow from the parking lot that will take you to our main entrance.

Directions From Albany and East: Take New York State Thruway (I-90 West) to exit 25 (I-890), Follow I-890 to exit 4C (Route 5 exit). Follow exit ramp and at light, go straight onto Washington Avenue. The Society is on the left at 32 Washington Avenue.From Amsterdam and West: Take New York State Thruway (I-90 East) towards New York City to Exit 26 to I-890 East. Follow I-890 to exit 4B (Erie Boulevard). Bear far to the left and follow signs to exit to Route 5. At the light, go straight onto Washington Avenue. The Society is on the left at 32 Washington Avenue.

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http://schenectadyhistorical.org/