Journey to Freedom: Illinois' Underground Railroad Video Project

The Journey to Freedom: Illinois' Underground Railroad video project looks at the lives of five individuals involved in the Underground Railroad.  Each narrative is a first-person account of freedom seekers or conductors based on newspapers, personal accounts and secondary sources.  The accounts include William Donnegan (Conductor), Susan Richardson (Freedom Seeker), John Hossack (Conductor), George Burroughs (Conductor) and Eliza Little (Freedom Seeker).  These individuals were selected to highlight black agency in the Underground Railroad,  highlight the types of individuals who were involved in the Underground Railroad and were from various geographical areas.  Join us to watch the videos and learn more about why these individuals were selected and a little more about their lives.

Heather Feezor is the Program Manager for Looking for Lincoln and has worked for the organization for over 10 years.  She recently oversaw the creation of the new travelling exhibit about the Underground Railroad in Illinois and assisted in developing programming to complement the exhibit.  She has her M.A. in Public History from the Univeristy of Illinois at Springfield.