One Degree of Separation: From Bondage to Bounty

Whether in society, business, politics or diplomacy, the universal ingredient for success is “Who you know!” Attorney Don Graves Sr. discusses how his ancestor, James Wormley, applied this concept to his own life, often through a friendship with William Seward. Wormley, a Washington DC-based hotelier and free African American businessman of the middle 19th century, worked with Seward on his diplomatic successes as well as sending passengers north along the Underground Railroad.

This event will take place at the Equal Rights Heritage Center.