music and self-guided tour's, including the basement where all of the information about the underground railroad is. and then for the low ticket price of five dollars for adults and three dollars for children you can also visit the bennett school, the last one-room schoolhouse built and used in polk county. mollie: that's at 4000 fuller road. guest: last sunday we had some wonderful artists decorating gingerbread houses and doing other holiday crafts as well. it was a really neat time for children to come and see where grandma and grandpa may have gone to school and learn more about the school system when there were these country schools. mollie: this is the last one here in this area? guest: it's a unique opportunity and the bennett school is not opened very often. if you have driven by and wednesday would it looks like, here is your chance this sunday mollie: the price is reasonable. is jordan house open throughout the year for two wars? -- tours? guest: yes but it will not now. you will want to get there on sunday. mollie: how to get tickets? guest: you can just show up at either the jordan h

the underground railroad used to run past the church and hiding place located in the crypt. officials say the area played an important roll in history. >> we have done this in honor of all the places that surrounded the old york road to freedom. there we're many hiding place. there were a lot, this was a hot bed of has been bow listen nest activity. >> weekend of event fee chord lectures of the tours of the exhibit and music and in are petition of historic figures as well. >>> philadelphia mayor michael nutted marked today 's anniversary reading 13th amend at the at national contusion center. he was joined by actors portraying abraham lynn ton and philadelphia activist. started out cold. >>> chill start phorozoon temperatures this afternoon so nice a bunt sunshine. looks like this warmth is going to hang on. temperatures to start. we're in fact chilly getting chilly right now taking ally look on sky couple philly. do have clouds, quiet conditions after extremely quiet and very sunny weekend. it was indeed a chilly start to the day down into the 20s across many parts of the a

the road itself once served as part of the underground railroad. >> it is a perfect storm that we're having it this weekend that it should be in a house of worship in this area. because it was a religious, location, link to their passion, for justice and freedom that brought these people together. >> reporter: conversations and relationships that would shape u.s. history, history that for emma came complete with surprises when she learn her family's ancestors were also part of the movement. >> it gave me chills. so much so my hair stood up on end on my arms when i found out these interesting things. >> reporter: history right beneath her fingertips, a history right beneath our feet. saturday's event is here at st. paul elkins park and begins at noon and all of these events during the day are free, if you'd like to go to the concert saturday night, you do need to buy ticket. reporting from elkins park ra hell sol machine for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> straight ahead on "eyewitness news" new way to treat depression without the pill. >> find out why doctors say this helmet could be th

farmers and shopkeepers opened their barns, cellars and way station on the underground railroad where african-americans risked their own freedom to insure the freedom of others. enslaved americans with no rights ran north and kept the flame burning passing it from one generation to the next with their faith and their dignity and their somber. the reformers passion wrestled slavey in a way we have with no other before or since. it shaped our politics, and nearly tore us apart. eventually war broke out. north against south. brother against brother. it is hard to the question of slavery never being about simply just civil rights. it was about the meaning of america. a kind of country we wanted to be. whether this nation fight fulfill the call of its earth. we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal. they are endowed by their creator which certain inalienable recognizes and among those our life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. president lincoln understood that if we were ever to fully realize that founding promise it meant not just signing an amancipation pro

these included biography of harry tubman, the mosys-like conductor of the underground railroad which the chicago tribune put on their list for the best works of nonfiction in 2004. more recently, she published "mrs. lincoln: a life." this volume is an engaging, wonderfully written narrative that provides fresh insight into this complex woman. it is a triumph. according to pulitzer prize-winning historian joseph ellis, the biography is " distinctive for its abiding sanity. it's daft and in-depth handling of the white house years and for the consistent quality of prose." along the way, she has also written several history books for children and she has worked as a consultant on to academy award-winning movies. "12 years a slave" and steven spielberg's "lincoln." she's been at commentator for documentaries. her lectures are often broadcast on bbc and c-span. before coming to utsa she taught at harvard, brandeis, the citadel, wesleyan, and queens university. belfast, northern ireland. finally, not long ago, she was elected by her peers and is now serving as president of the southern histo

farmers and shopkeepers opened their barns, their homes, their cellars as weigh stations on the underground the railroad where african-americans often risked their own freedom to ensure the freedom of others. and enslaved americans with no rights of their own, they ran north and kept the flame of freedom burning, passing it from one generation to the next with their faith. and their the dig the any ti, and their song. the rele forrers' passion only dug in their souls to fight harder. and for decades americans have wrestled with slavery in a way that we have no other, before or since. it shaped our politics and nearly tore us asunder. and tensions were so high, so personal that the at one point a lawmaker was beaten unconscious on the senate floor. eventually war broke out. brother against brother, north against south. at its heart, the question of slavery was never about civil rights. it was about the meaning of america. the kind of country that we wanted to be, whether this nation might fulfill the call of its birth. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are

. >>> the new long island railroad underground is facing new opposition. the goal of finishing the project by 2022 might not be achievable. he said the authority's assessment of the current state of the project is unrealistic. the $10 billion project has been in the works since the 1950s. >>> in new jersey police are searching for a couple of thieves trying to spoil christmas for an ocean township family. surveillance video shows them stealing christmas decorations. they say some of the stolen lighting is family heirlooms. they say the suspects fleft a white or silver lexus suv. then on long island a similar story. stealing a large inflatable penguin. this happened at a home on boston avenue in massapequa. the two took other decorations. if you can identify them give police a call. >>> this morning a teenager was charged with vandalizing an upper east side menorah. police say a 14-year-old has been charged with criminal mischief and a hate crime. a tip to crime stoppers led police to the suspect. >> this morning the department of education calls the princip

centerpiece of the weekend is a permanent exhibition called the old york road to freedom which features a replica of an underground railroadation. the time is 6:42. coming up in sports, we will hear from the eagles who are in new england, and the flyers were looking to extend their winning streak but a couple former flyers were in their way. highlights ahead. but these liquid gels are new. gels and go. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. this one is max strength and fights mucus. mucinex fast max. the only cold and flu liquid gel that's max-strength and fights mucus. let's end this. >>> we have an update on a deadly house fire the lehigh vall valley. investigators tell us that a meal was left cooking unattended and sparked these flames friday night. firefighters found a woman dead road and her husband was injured. the fire destroyed their house. crews tell us there were no working smoke detectors inside. on that note, this is considered the busy season for fire crews, and so the red cross and the fire department are teaming up for a goal of no fire deaths campaign. so far this season the red cross and the fire depa

and the show was about dolly bloomer, and she ran an underground railroad, bringing slaves up, and sheand this was a political show. some great songs in there. maureen mcgovern does "right as the rain" in a great way. lena horne does "eagle and me," which was the first song on broadway that wasn't a blues lamentation about the black-white situation. it was a call to action. "we gotta be free, the eagle and me." ok? and dooley wilson, who was in "casablanca," sang that. ♪ree ♪ gotta be >> so, again, yip managed to get his philosophy into his show, which was the second truly integrated american musical after "oklahoma." and while, you know, it hasn't been played around, it's still marked that historically. after that came "finian's rainbow." amy: you mean blacks and whites playing in the cast. >> no, not in there. in "finian's rainbow," i mean that it was a political statement. "bloomer girl" was a political statement, and it was a smash hit. in 1946, yip conceived the idea, the story, the script for "finian's rainbow," which was meant to be an anti-racist and, in a certain sense, anti-c

the conscience of americans in books, in pamphlets, and speeches. men and women organized anti-slavery conventions and fundraising drives. farmers and shopkeepers opened their barns, their homes, their cellars as waystations on an underground railroadn-americans often risked their own freedom to ensure the freedom of others. and enslaved americans, with no rights of their own, they ran north and kept the flame of freedom burning, passing it from one generation to the next, with their faith, and their dignity, and their song. the reformers' passion only drove the protectors of the status quo to dig in harder. and for decades, america wrestled with the issue of slavery in a way that we have with no other, before or since. it shaped our politics, and it nearly tore us asunder. tensions ran so high, so personal that at one point, a lawmaker was beaten unconscious on the senate floor. eventually, war broke out. brother against brother, north against south. at its heart, the question of slavery was never simply about civil rights. it was about the meaning of america. the kind of country we wanted to be. whether this nation might fulfill the call of its birth. "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that

the conscious of americans in books and pamphlets and speeches. men and women organized anti-slavery conventions and fund-raising drives. farmers and shopkeepers opened their barns, their homes, their cellulars as weigh stations as underground railroad where african-americans often risked their own freedom to ensure the freedom of others. enslaved americans with no rights of their own, they ran north and kept the flame of freedom burning, passing it from one generation to the next with their faith. and their dignity. and their song. the reformers passion only drove the protectors of the status quo to dig in harder. and for decades america wrestled with the issue of slavery in a way that we have with no other, before or since. it shaped our politics and it nearly tore us. tensions rose so high that at one point a lawmaker was beaten unconscious on the senate floor. eventually war broke out. brother against brother, north against south. and it's hard, the question of slavery was never simply about civil rights. it was about the meaning of america, the kind of country we wanted to be, whether this nation might fulfill the call of its birth. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. that they are endowed b

center peace of the weekend a permanent exhibition called old york road to freedom which features a replica of an underground railroad station. some holiday help for children who have nowhere to call home. see how a school bus is being stuffed full of joy next. >>> i'm tracking another nice day for us. temperatures will stay a little above average. i'll let you know how long these milder conditions will stick around. that's coming up in my seven-day forecast. >>> lots of people out picking christmas trees this weekend. one montgomery county fire encouraging to buy a tree for military families. christmas trees doing trees for troops program for the ninth year this holiday season. the farm is donating 50 trees to start things off. then customers can come in and purchase more trees for military families at a discounted price of $35. >> makes a nice chance for us to say thank you and we support you for the service that they are giving us. >> buster's is part of a nationwide program with a goal of donating even more of the 18,000 trees shipped last year to every branch of the military. >>> well, today some doylestown busi

the north as they're spreading their anti-slavery message. people like thomas whitten would take them in, i mentioned before, very radical minister involved in underground railroad activities and other anti-slavery activity. their anti-slavery organizations in worcester. almost every town in the county had one. there were lots of come as soon as the war breaks out there are quite a few freedmen aid societies organize by black and white. it is very forward and progress in lots of ways. it also has considerable immigrant population, irish population that was a necessary to interested in anti-slavery because they feared the competition. but over all i would say it is a very forward-looking city. as i said in some ways much more radical than boston. we do have a wonderful narrative written by a woman who came to worcester by at the time of the civil war. she'd been a slave in virginia. she was brought north by some folks from providence and ultimately was freed and made her way to which she writes this wonderful narrative later in the 19th century and has really, she helps give kind of an inside view and what was this world like for people. again, they are in a very