Tag: Underground Railroad
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Lights! Camera! Action!
This past Thursday, I met with the crew of Elwin Studios at the Cincinnati Friends meetinghouse library to talk about the Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin for their documentary series, Agents of the Underground Railroad. Elwin Studios is a small production company made up of six brothers and sisters whose diverse skills—including writing, cinematography, and digital…
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I’m Ready for My Close-Up
The first time I spoke in public on a Quaker-related topic was when I participated in the 2015 Quaker Genealogy & History Conference, “Working for Freedom: The Life of Levi Coffin.” What goes around, comes around, it seems. Recently I was approached by a small film production company, Elwin Studios, about appearing in their documentary…