Singing a Journey of Freedom: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Concert

Singing a Journey of Freedom: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation Concert
7 PM, June 16th, Hope Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 751 South St. Utica, NY.
This event is free, all are welcome!
Led by Dr. Kathy Bullock, the concert features the duo Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore, and
the Jubalo Singers performing works drawn from the Songs of Slavery and Emancipation
project—a book, CD, and film by Mat Callahan, about songs of resistance, hope, and freedom
composed more than a century ago and arranged for modern audiences.
“These songs were buried for over a century, but they never lost their power.
” Says Dr.Bullock,
“Traveling the actual routes of the Underground Railroad—standing in the places where
enslaved people sang, prayed, and fled toward freedom—transforms this music from history into
lived experience. This tour is an invitation to hear those voices again, together.
”
Underground Railroad stops include Lexington, KY; Cleveland, OH; Niagara Falls, NY;
Peterboro, NY; Lake Placid, NY; Greensboro, VT; Northampton, MA; Torrington, CT; and
Harper’s Ferry, WV. At each site, concerts and workshops will celebrate the music’s historical
context and its enduring call for justice. The tour coincides with America’s 250th anniversary,
focusing the national story on the voices of those who sang for true liberty.
The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Peterboro, NY is pleased to
sponsor this event and equally pleased to collaborate with Reverend Baugh and Hope Chapel
A.M.E. Zion Church to bring this concert to the community. A reception will follow the concert.
Registration is suggested via QR code or by visiting the National Abolition Hall of Fame website,
www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org. Please consider bringing a donation of
non-perishable food to support the Hope Chapel Food Program.
Founded in 2004, the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Peterboro, NY , which
honors American abolitionists and abolition history. The museum is open to the public weekends 12 –
4PM June through October. The NAHOF website lists an exciting range of programming for 2026 as well
as resources focused on NAHOF’s mission which, Honors antislavery abolitionists, their work to end
slavery, and the legacy of that struggle, and strives to complete the second and ongoing abolition – the
moral conviction to end racism. For more information, please contact [email protected]