Historian and Rooted Wisdom project collaborator Anthony Cohen discusses how the language around, and understanding of, the Underground Railroad has changed over the years. This important shift in language speaks to the condition of a person, rather than defining them as less or more than another. New research channels also reveal a more complete picture of the lives of enslaved people and freedom seekers, which is significantly different from how they have been previously depicted.
Through Rooted Wisdom: Nature’s Role in the Underground Railroad, a guided experience—short film and online companion—from Adkins Arboretum, this more complete picture of the lives of enslaved people and freedom seekers is explored. Viewers are introduced to the stories of self-liberators who used their deep connection to, and understanding of, the land to forge their way to freedom.

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