Towards Freedom
✨ Lexington Digital Curators Editorial Review
Public monument installation in Lexington, KY: This monument is an effort to memorialize Lexington's cruel history of slavery and to help us heal from it, to honor Lewis and Harriet Hayden, two of Lexington’s enslaved who became famed abolitionists, to remember the stories of other enslaved persons in Lexington and to commemorate their paths to freedom via Lexington’s Underground Railroad.. Created by artist Basil Watson.
Located at Corner of N. Limestone and E. Fourth Street. Free and accessible to the public.
About Towards Freedom
Public monument installation in Lexington, KY: This monument is an effort to memorialize Lexington's cruel history of slavery and to help us heal from it, to honor Lewis and Harriet Hayden, two of Lexington’s enslaved who became famed abolitionists, to remember the stories of other enslaved persons in Lexington and to commemorate their paths to freedom via Lexington’s Underground Railroad.. Created by artist Basil Watson.
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Location & Coordinates
38.050806, -84.490569
Lexington, KY 40507
Coordinates: 38.046° N, -84.497° W
Jurisdiction: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government