Watch a Documentary Dealing with Modern Day Slavery
For your next movie night, consider showing a documentary that deals with issues of modern day slavery to help bring awareness to the movement.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.freedomcenter.orgVolunteer Opportunities: Yes
History
Opened on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati in 2004, the mission of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is to reveal stories of freedom’s heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps of freedom today. A history museum with more than 100,000 visitors annually, it serves to inspire modern abolition through connecting the lessons of the Underground Railroad with today’s freedom fighters. The center is also a convener of dialogue on freedom and human rights.
Mission
We reveal stories about freedom's heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today.
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