2012 "Journey to Freedom"
Underground Railroad Bus Tour Dates

This photo was taken on the farm of Asher Aray, an African American man of mixed descent who was an Underground Railroad conductor and worked with his neighbors on Michigan Avenue; Roswell Preston and William Webb Harwood helping people to safety and freedom in Detroit and Canada. Learn more about Asher Aray on a "Journey to Freedom". The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes, hidden places, determined citizens and self-liberated people of color seeking freedom. Two essential routes to Detroit and ultimate safety in Canada crossed in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Discover the role Washtenaw County played on this docent guided tour by the exteriors of local and nationally known Underground Railroad landmarks, sites and homes. For more information click here.


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Tour Dates are:
Sunday, April 22, 2 M-5 PM
Saturday, May 26, 10 AM-1PM
Saturday, July 7, 10 AM-1 PM
Sunday, August 5, 2 PM-5 PM
Sunday, September 2, 2 PM-5 PM
Sunday, October 7, 2 PM-5 PM

For more Information or to schedule your group or family tour call Deborah Meadows at 734-819-8182 or email: deborahmeadows2@msn.com



Contributors to Tour Development
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation,
African American Endowment Fund
Ann Arbor Area Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Arts of Citizenship Program, University of Michigan
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Burton Historical Library, Detroit, Michigan
Buxton Nat’l Historic Site & Museum, Ont., Canada
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American
History, Detroit, Michigan
Circle Michigan, Traverse City, Michigan
Kidada Williams
Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies
Michigan Museums Association
Carol Mull
Ohio Historical Archives, Columbus, Ohio
Washtenaw Community College
Ypsilanti Historical Museum and Archives
Shirley Vaughn
Willie M. Edwards