Randy Harris and Leroy Hopkins will discuss the history of the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania and the ways its history intersects with the Commonwealth’s massive 19th century investment in a multi-modal transportation system, the ambitious project comprising roads, canals, railroads and inclined planes undertaken by the Pennsylvania legislature to link Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. How were these two systems of mobility intertwined

Randolph Harris – Former journalist; Executive Director of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (1995-2002); consulting historian; now on staff at LancasterHistory, member, Board of Directors of the new Underground Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Leroy Hopkins, Jr. – Native of Lancaster, PA; scholar of African studies; Ph.D. in Germanic Languages & Literature, Harvard University; member, Board of Directors and Chair of History & Exhibits Committee, Underground Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, and member, Board of Directors, LancasterHistory.