NANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College on Monday brought Pennsylvania’s abolitionist history to life during the 33rd Annual Pennsylvania History Conference.
The conference was held at the LCCC Educational Conference Center and was attended by students, faculty, history buffs and members of the public.
The daylong event — themed “Abolitionism in Pennsylvania” — highlighted the Commonwealth’s pivotal role in the movement to end slavery and promote human rights.
Hank Hunsinger, M.A., adjunct instructor, Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at LCCC, delivered an enlightening and thought-provoking presentation titled: “Picking up the Torch: William Thomas, The 1853 Fugitive Slave Case, and a Still Forgotten Moment in Northeast Pennsylvania.”
He detailed the Wilkes-Barre abolition