Experience a unique opportunity to learn about the Underground Railroad, anti-Slavery and the abolitionist movement in Indianapolis. Walks of Life Tour includes the viewing of nationally renowned artist Chakia Booker's public art exhibition entitled Mass Transit. See some of the city's historical landmarks, hear stories of freedom and struggle and view pieces from this amazing art exhibition. Step back in time with characters from Freetown Village on August 2, September 6 and October 11, 2008.

The tours begin at 10 am at the southeast corner of Washington and Meridian streets (Borders Bookstore) and will use the path of Ms. Booker's exhibition to recount the significant people, places and events linked to Indianapolis 's Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement. The tours are recommended for students in 4th grade and above.

The tour is free and is limited to 20 freedom seekers. Meet us at the safe house (Border's) at 10 am you'll see the lantern. A Friend of A Friend.

To book a tour for your group, or for additional information, call (317) 631-1870, or visit www.freetownvillage.org

With the support from the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission.

News

• The Friends of the Network to Freedom Association will hold their 2nd Annual Conference September 15-20, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Conference and registration information is now available at www.ugrfriends.org



• Stop by Indiana Freedom Trails' table in the Cultural Arts Pavilion during Summer Celebration Indiana Black Expo in Indianapolis July 18-20, 2008.

Coming Soon

• The Friends of the Network to Freedom Association will hold their 3rd Annual Conference in Indianapolis in September 2009. The conference theme will be "Freedom Trails at the Crossroad." Contact Us now for information on how you or your organization can get involved.

Indiana Freedom Trails is a member of:

Resistance To Slavery... The Underground Railroad is associated with a nineteenth-century movement of enslaved African-Americans seeking freedom from bondage and the assistance they received on their journey. The network that developed to aid the freedom seekers brought together people of all races, ordinary and extraordinary united in a common cause.

Established in 1998, Indiana Freedom Trails, Inc. is seeking information about Underground Railroad History in Indiana. Oral histories, family bibles, letters, diaries and other documents are important to the story of Indiana's Underground Railroad heritage. We invite you to share your stories with us, and participate in our efforts to identify, to preserve, and to honor the places and individuals that were dedicated to the humanity and equality for all people.

There are many ways you can become involved--please contact your regional Indiana Freedom Trails representative.

Mission Statement: Indiana Freedom Trails is a cohesive, diverse group working to locate, to identify, to verify, to protect, to preserve, and to promote those Indiana sites and routes as part of the National Underground Railroad network. We dedicate ourselves and our resources to the research, education, interpretation, and reverence of our Underground Railroad heritage for the benefit of generations to come.

About the Indiana Freedom Trails logo: In August 2000, after a statewide contest, Indiana Freedom Trails chose this logo by Anitra Larae Donahue to visually identify and symbolize the organization. She explains: "The family in the foreground represents the countless individuals who risked life and limb for a chance at freedom. Their faces capture some of the emotions of escape, concern on the visage of the woman cradling the child, hope in the gaze of the man as he looks towards their destination. The structure is anonymous, its silhouette evoking the uncertainty found in every lighted window--would those inside offer help or harm? But the open doorway spills welcoming light, echoed in the lantern of the logo's text. This path leads from the dark foliage to the shelter, overhung by the 'Drinking Gourd' and the North Star's beacon of freedom."

Indiana Freedom Trails logo designed by Anitra Larae Donahue