Timbuctoo - Symposium

Event Date: 
Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

In the early 1800s Free African Americans and emancipated slaves adopted the name "Tombouctou" for their towns, linking their struggle for freedom and equality with the prestige of this medieval West African town, a center of Islamic scholarship and African accomplishment.

Meet with Scholars and Researchers

Site Visit:  Intersection of Church Street and Rancocas Road, Westampton, NJ
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Symposium:  Rancocas Valley Regional High School
520 Jacksonville Road, Mount Hollly, NJ 08060
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Contact: 848-445-6638 or co160@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Register by: March 15, 2017 at ruafrica.rutgers.edu

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