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MSU Project 60/50 and WKAR

0000017b-01f0-d19f-ab7b-19f504b80000A community conversation on civil rights and human rightsMSU's Project 60/50 is a yearlong community conversation on civil and human rights. The "60" represents 60 years since the Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the "50" represents 50 years since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making major forms of discrimination unlawful.To commemorate these important landmark events, support MSU's Project 60/50 and celebrate Black History Month, WKAR has several special program offerings in February 2014.For more about the MSU project, visitinclusion.msu.edu/Project6050

Underground Railroad: The William Still Story on WKAR-TV

WKAR Public Media | By editor

Published February 1, 2014 at 12:00 AM EST

Mon., Feb. 17, 9 pm | The story of William Still, one of the most important yet unheralded individuals of the Underground Railroad.

Extraordinary people risked their lives to help fugitive slaves escape via the clandestine Underground Railroad. Among them was William Still of Philadelphia, a free black man who accepted delivery of transported crates containing human "cargo." This documentary reveals some of the dramatic, lesser-known stories behind this humanitarian enterprise, and explores key Canadian connections, including the surprising fate of former slaves who crossed the border to "Freedom’s Land."

Presented by WKAR as part of MSU Project 60/50