Cycling the Underground Railroad--Part 2
DAY 19: BRITTON, MI (REST DAY) The first paragraph of this plaque by the gifted Black novelist Toni Morrison, found at the Lenawee County Historical Society in Adrian, Michigan, captures so much of the spirit of my Underground Railroad experience. Pieces of this intriguing period of our history can be found if one looks, but we'll never know the entire story, including the countless number of human tragedies that resulted from our dark legacy of human bondage. Today Amanda took me to this Historical Society in the nearby town of Adian, Michigan. Although the museum was closed, there was lots of interesting information all around it. The Lenawee County Historical Society archives and museum is housed in this amazing 1909 Romanesque building. Adrian was strongly anti-slavery and was active in the Underground Railroad. The quote by Toni Morrison at the top was placed by a commemorative bench in honor of those who vanished trying to escape sl...