Download NYSUT Black History Month poster

Whether putting a colorful poster up in your classroom, tapping into the growing scholarship on the Underground Railroad or donating to a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr., there are plenty of options to mark Black History Month in February.

An Albany conference Feb. 23-25, sponsored by The Underground Rail- road History Project of the Capital Region, is titled, "The Underground Railroad: Uncovering the Voices of Women." From Harriet Tubman to John Brown to Solomon Northup, New York played a pivotal role in the nation's abolitionist history.

The ninth annual conference staged by the group will feature a keynote address on the life of Margaret Garner, an enslaved woman who inspired Toni Morrison's 1987 novel Beloved.

Other highlights include a tour of Albany's Underground Railroad locations, workshops on a variety of abolitionsts including Tubman and Anna Murray Douglass, the wife of abolitionist editor Frederick Douglass, and a dance and drumming workshop.

"This event is a wonderful way for educators and students to learn more about the role New York state's women played in the abolitionist movement," said NYSUT Vice President Maria Neira. Both NYSUT and the Albany Public School Teachers Association are event sponsors. The conference takes place at the College of Saint Rose in Albany. For details, visit http://www.ugrworkshop.com/ or call (518) 432-4432.

Poster

NYSUT has produced the poster at right for classroom use. It commemorates the life of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, who died last year.

Download NYSUT Black History Month poster