New exhibition at Freedom Center showcases 1968 campaign against poverty
Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the National Museum of…
Freedom Center voted #1 history museum in country
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center beat out 19 museums across the country to win the title of Best History…
Brittany Packnett Cunningham to keynote Freedom Center’s 2023 King Legacy Celebration
The King Legacy Celebration will host activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham as its keynote speaker on the morning of MLK Day,…
Freedom Center refreshes modern-day slavery exhibit
“Shine a Light” is a new interactive experience that invites guests to explore the space, literally shining a light on…
Hamilton Avenue was the Road to Freedom
International Underground Railroad Month acknowledges the significance of the interracial Underground Railroad for its contribution to the eradication of slavery…
September designated as International Underground Railroad Month in Ohio
On June 14, we celebrated the signing of House Bill 340, designating September as International Underground Railroad Month.
Freedom Center celebrates Juneteenth with free admission and programming
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is offering two opportunities for guests to experience its museum for free during Juneteenth…
Carl Westmoreland was Cincinnati Civil Rights activist, preservationist
Carl Westmoreland, a renowned Civil Rights activist in Cincinnati and African American history and community preservationist throughout the country, died…
‘Your freedom and my freedom are bound together.’
“Your freedom and my freedom are bound together” was the theme for events held in Cincinnati on Monday, January 17,…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day March
The MLK Day march started at the Freedom Center at 10:30 a.m. People marched the streets all the way to…