Gifted storyteller TAHIRA shares tales of freedom fighters in this dramatic performance. A compelling look at the people who took extraordinary risks, focusing on the Underground Railroad and including freedom songs like “John the Rabbit,” which contained coded messages used by enslaved Africans to devise a plan of escape.

Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library.

Children, teens, families and adults are welcome!

This series is made possible by funding from the Philadelphia City Institute Board of Managers.