Dr. Van Beck Hall, University of Pittsburgh history professor and author of Politics Without Parties: Massachusetts, 1780-1791, shared his extensive understanding of the fascinating history of western Pennsylvania and the role that people in the area played in the fight against slavery in the 1800s. Given the geopolitical environment and demographics of the area during that time, abolitionist activities were similar in some ways to the activities of people in the Philadelphia area, but very different in other ways.
It was a privilege to spend time with this treasured historian.
