Salem County - Woodstown - “The Logistics of the Underground Railroad”: 16th John Stewart Rock Memorial Lecture


Sunday, October 20 – Salem County

Alvin Q. Corbett Announced as the Presenter
for the 16th John Stewart Rock Memorial Lecture

     The Salem County Historical Society has announced that Alvin Q. Corbett will present a talk on “The Logistics of the Underground Railroad” for the 16th John S. Rock Memorial Lecture to be held on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at the Friends Village, Fenwick Auditorium, One Friends Drive, Woodstown, New Jersey 08098 at 3:00 P. M. The public is invited to enjoy this free educational program.

   Alvin Q. Corbett is a Burlington County New Jersey resident who hails originally from Wilson, North Carolina. Corbett is a descendant of a United States Colored Troops Civil War soldier, as well as a historical preservationist, historian and avid researcher of African and American history. He served as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Underground Railroad Museum of Burlington County, New Jersey from 2014-2017. Corbett is also a visiting scholar with the History Department of Rutgers University, a member of the Salem and Camden County New Jersey Historical Societies and a friend of the Peter Mott Underground Railroad Museum of Lawnside, New Jersey.

   As part of the society’s educational programming, this lecture commemorates the life of abolitionist John Stewart Rock (1826–1866), teacher, healer, and counselor. Rock, born in Salem County, was a black abolitionist of national prominence, who was well known in his time but less recognized in ours. He was the first African American to be admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court on February 1, 1865. The Society continues to honor the life of this native son through this lecture series and through an annual John Stewart Rock Memorial Scholarship of $500 at the Salem Community College. Contributions from the community at large fund both commemorations through a restricted fund at the Salem County Historical Society. 
Location: 1 Friends Dr, Woodstown, NJ 08098, USA

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