Other Features
Other prominent features of the Center include:
- The "Suite for Freedom" Theater features three animated films: these address the fragile nature of freedom throughout human history, particularly as related to the Underground Railroad and slavery in the United States.
- The "ESCAPE! Freedom Seekers" interactive display about the Underground Railroad; it presents school groups and families with young children with choices on an imaginary escape attempt. The gallery features information about figures including William Lloyd Garrison, an abolitionist; Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad; and Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who became an abolitionist and orator.
- The film, Brothers of the Borderland, tells the story of the Underground Railroad in Ripley, Ohio, where conductors both black - John Parker and white - Reverend John Rankin helped slaves such as a fictional Alice. It was directed by Julie Dash.
- Exhibits about the history of slavery and opponents including John Brown and President Abraham Lincoln; and the American Civil War that ended it.
- The Struggle Continues, an exhibit portrays continuing challenges faced by African Americans since the end of slavery, struggles for freedom in today's world, and ways that the Underground Railroad has inspired groups in India, Poland and South Africa.
- The John Parker Library houses a collection of multimedia materials about the Underground Railroad and freedom-related issues.
- The FamilySearch Center allows visitors to investigate their own roots.
The Freedom Center’s Executive Director and CEO, John Pepper, was previously the CEO of Procter & Gamble.
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