INA (WSIL) -- Emmy award winner Bobby Norfolk visited Rend Lake College Monday to present "Henry 'Box' Brown and Tales of the Underground Railroad."
The program tells the story of Henry Brown who escaped slavery and became a famous abolitionist. Norfolk's shows involve comedic storytelling to talk about the nation's history.
Event coordinator Sarah Draper says she hopes attendees will learn something new about black history.
"African American history is important to American history. And if it weren't for cultural events such as this, we wouldn't know stories of African American heroes such as 'Box' Brown," she said.
Norfolk won three Emmys for his St. Louis-based children's show Gator Tales and hosted the Emmy-nominated series "Children's Theater at Bobby's House."
