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History Hour: Before it was Leisure World there was an Edmonson Farm

September 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$5

This lecture will reveal the remarkable story of Paul Edmonson, a formerly enslaved man who built what became one of the largest Black-owned farms in Montgomery County. Learn about his 14 enslaved children, the family’s attempts to escape, and their participation in the abolition movement. Ticketed.

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