Photo gallery courtesy of Krista Boccio Article by Dr. Clarence Lusane On Saturday, April 15, 1848, 77 of DC’s enslaved population secretly boarded The Pearl, a ship docked at the Southwest waterfront. In a daring bid for freedom, these men, women, and children planned to sail North under the guise […]
Remembering the Pearl: Past, Present, and Future
On April 15 and 16, more than 250 people convened at Westminster Church to commemorate 175 years since the Pearl Escape. Courtesy of R.A. Dean by Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D. Commemorating 175 years since the Pearl Escape of 1848 has come to institutionalize the significance of this historic incident as a […]