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A map of the Underground Railroad compiled from 'The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom' by Willbur H. Siebert published by the Macmillan Company in 1898. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Underground Railroad art on display in Charleston

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
A map of the Underground Railroad compiled from 'The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom' by Willbur H. Siebert published by the Macmillan Company in 1898. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A map of the Underground Railroad compiled from ‘The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom’ by Willbur H. Siebert published by the Macmillan Company in 1898. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – As the observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War continues, artwork depicting the Underground Railroad is going on display in the city where the war began.

The exhibit, entitled “Color in Freedom: Journey Along the Underground Railroad,” opens Saturday at the City Gallery at Charleston’s Waterfront Park.

The exhibit features drawings, paintings and etchings by artist Joseph Holston and was developed by the University of Maryland University College.

The Underground Railroad was a series of routes and safe houses that escaped slaves used to journey to freedom in the North.

The Civil War began with the Confederate bombardment on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor almost 151 years ago.

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A map of the Underground Railroad compiled from 'The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom' by Willbur H. Siebert published by the Macmillan Company in 1898. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A map of the Underground Railroad compiled from ‘The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom’ by Willbur H. Siebert published by the Macmillan Company in 1898. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.