# Event Details - **Event Name**: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker" - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with author Cristin O’Keefe AptowiczAbout this EventThe year, 1851. The place, a Quaker farming community turned Underground Railroad stronghold, where a Maryland enslaver had journeyed in pursuit of four men who’d fled his plantation years before. In a few hours, he’d be dead…and twenty-seven men from the village of Christiana would be rounded up and put on trial. Not for his M**der, but for treason—for waging war against the United States, at a time when it was a crime against the government to obstruct an enslaver looking to reclaim his “property.”This is story of what happened in Christiana that September morning—and in the ensuing “trial of the century,” which saw the president himself advise the prosecution on strategy and a sitting congressman serve as lead attorney for the defense. But The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker is also a much larger tale, one spanning decades, following a whole startlingly diverse community of abolitionists in their fight to convince their fellow Americans of the subversive idea that now found itself on trial: that the nation ought to live up the ideals it was founded on, and respect all men as equals.It’s a story that whisks readers from the quiet farmlands of Lancaster County—where a self-emancipated man named William Parker, whom legend had it bullets could not K*ll, rallied his neighbors to ride out each night to battle the slavecatchers who stalked their countryside—to Philadelphia’s genteel Society Hill, where socialite Harriet Forten Purvis had the ear of the mayor (and a cellar filled with fugitives). It’s stylish, propulsive, intimately human tale of bravery, ingenuity, and hope—and of ordinary people with little in common who came together to stand against injustice…and won.Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz will be joined in conversation by author & Johns Hopkins University professor Lawrence P. Jackson.About the Author:Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is the New York Times bestselling author of Dr. Mütter’s Marvels, as well as eight collections of poetry. A seventh generation Pennsylvanian, she lives in Philadelphia with her husband, the novelist Ernest Cline, and their children.About the Moderator:Lawrence Jackson is a biographer and critic whose work has appeared in Harper’s Magazine, n+1, and Best American Essays. He teaches English and history at Johns Hopkins and founded the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts.About the Program:Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm.A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program.There is no registration required for virtual attendance. Simply visit the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Facebook or YouTube page.This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/cristin-okeefe-aptowicz-the-ballad-of-the-fugitive-william-parker/100001991925279131 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, holiday - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central Library - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central Library - **lat**: 39.294555 - **long**: -76.617217 - **full address**: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker" - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/66f80352faa6c217d6cf0d9a64812079a25a1cd83b9082fd15679410e039221b-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf38617-gmir.jpg?v=1782634227 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Cristin O Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker" being held? - **A:** Cristin O Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker" takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central Library, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Cristin O Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker"? - **A:** Cristin O Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker" is organized by Enoch Pratt Free Library. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Enoch Pratt Free Library's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Enoch Pratt Free Library a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from 10 verified attendees on AllEvents. 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