Journey to Freedom: Exhibition Tour
Journey to Freedom: Exhibition Tour
Come inside the Journey to Freedom exhibition at the Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage by watching Journey to Freedom: Exhibition Tour. The Journey to Freedom exhibition tells the story of the African American experience in Delaware, from the earliest day of New Sweden through centuries of struggle and perseverance. Learn about Antoni Swartz, an enslaved man also known as ‘Black Antoni’, attorney Louis L. Redding, who took the Delaware Board of Education to Court, or prominent artists like Delaware poet laureate Al Mills and Namdi Chukocha. The Mitchell Center collects, studies, and preserves the history and heritage of Delaware’s African American community.
Journey to Freedom: Exhibition Tour is part of Speaking of Delaware…, a series of short videos presented by the Delaware Historical Society and produced by Short Order Production House. This series is funded in part by the Longwood Foundation, Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and by a grant from Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Primary Sources
The Underground Railroad in Delaware
Primary Source Set
Explore Digital Collections
digital.dehistory.org
Additional Resources
Watch
Journey to Freedom: The African American Experience in Delaware
Playlist: Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage
Playlist: Speaking of Delaware…
Visit
Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage
Journey to Freedom Exhibit at the Mitchell Center for African American Heritage
Delaware’s Underground Railroad Landmarks
Learn
Highlights of African American Resources at the Delaware Historical Society Research Library
Underground Railroad Resources at the Delaware Historical Society Research Library
