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The Center for Multicultural Education 109 Maucker Union University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0165 Ph: 319.273.2250 Fx: 319.273.7138
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ANNUAL MULTICULTURAL MAY TRIP A TRIP INTO THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD PRIORITY DEADLINE: WED. APRIL 20, 2005 SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION: The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences has generously agreed to offer scholarships to students interested in attending the upcoming Underground Railroad May Trip to Ohio and Kentucky, taking place on May 12-15, 2005. Students who are majoring in an area that is within the CSBS AND who are not graduating this May, qualify for financial support. Contact the office of the Associate Dean, Dr. Phyllis Baker, at Sabin 121a (273-2109).
The Women's Studies Program has also been very kind in offering five full scholarships for graduate students wanting to attend. Please contact Dr. Sue Hill at Sue.Hill@uni.edu or 273-7195 for more information.Seats for the trip are limited and have been filling up on a first-come, first-serve basis.
DEADLINE: WED. APRIL 20TH!! The Center for Multicultural Education's Annual Multicultural May Weekend Trip will Tour Historical Locations of the Underground Railroad in Ohio and Kentucky Thursday, May 12--Sunday, May 15, 2005. Registration packets for the trip are available at the CME (109 Maucker Union) or can be downloaded from: http/www.uni.edu/cme.
The trip will include visits such as: former slave jail, museums, homes used to hide slaves, and cemeteries among others. These locations are famous for their involvement during the fleeing of slaves in the United States. The fee for UNI students, non-UNI students (with college ID), and children under age 12 is $65.00 (3-4 persons to a room) and $95.00 for non-students and children age 12 and over (2 persons to a room).
Fee includes: Two nights hotel at the Millennium Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio; travel via coach bus from Cedar Falls, IA to Ohio and Kentucky and back to Cedar Falls, IA; refreshments and videos during travel; a professional Step-On tour guide for one full day; and all entrance fees for museums and historic locations.For more details a tentative itinerary is listed below and a description of the Underground Railroad is below. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
More information on the Underground Railroad can also be found on the
According to the Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary website, the "Underground Railroad refers to the effort--sometimes spontaneous, sometimes highly organized--to assist persons held in bondage in North America to escape from slavery. Historic places along the Underground Railroad are testament of African American capabilities. The network provided an opportunity for sympathetic white Americans to play a role in resisting slavery, and brought together, however uneasily at times, men and women of both races to begin to set aside assumptions about the other race and to work together on issues of mutual concern. At the most dramatic level, the Underground Railroad provided stories of guided escapes from the South, rescues of arrested fugitives in the North, complex communication systems, and individual acts of bravery and suffering in the quest for freedom for all.
Multicultural May Weekend Trip Tentative Itinerary: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:00pm Depart Cedar Falls, IA Friday, May 13, 2005 8:00am Arrive Cincinnati, OH Saturday, May 14, 2005 BREAKFAST ON OWN Sunday, May 15, 2005 BREAKFAST ON OWN |
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