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Journey to Freedom Feb. 9, 2008, in E-town Musical drama about Songs of the Underground Railroad, real Hardin County slave stories, is in conjunction with National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration, which officially opens in Hodgenville on February 12, 2008 "Journey to Freedom: Songs of the Underground Railroad" will be presented 7:00ameET/6:00amCT, Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the Elizabethtown Christian Academy (Old Severn's Valley Church), 401 West Poplar Street, Elizabethtown. The program is free and open to the public. "Songs of the Underground Railroad" is presented in conjunction with the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration, which officially opens on February 12 at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville. The musical portion of the program includes a performance of Negro spirituals of the 19th century. These songs contained coded communication in the lyrics that pointed the way to freedom. The drama portion of the program is based upon real life stories of Hardin County, Kentucky slaves, freemen and ordinary citizens who worked together to achieve the opportunities that freedom afforded during the American Civil War period. "Songs of the Underground Railroad" also relates the personal stories of President Abraham Lincoln and his friend, Frederick Douglass. The drama was written by the First Baptist Church of Elizabethtown and is performed by community members from Elizabethtown, Radcliff, and residents of Hardin and surrounding counties. Special guests include Louisville Lincoln presenter Larry Elliott, as well as a special appearance of the 12th Regiment of the United States Colored Troops from Camp Nelson in Jessamine County. The Reverend Harold Craig of the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Radcliff, is cast in the role of Frederick Douglass. Judge Lawrence Smith serves as the contact for the Combined Community Choir. Judge Smith can be reached at (270) 300-7600. This program will be filmed and available for sale through the First Baptist Church, 107 Bishop Lane, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. Funding for "Songs of the Underground Railroad" was provided, in part, by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the Kentucky Historical Society, the Kentucky Humanities Council, the Marvin and Joyce Benjamin Fund, the Hardin County History Museum, Hardin County Educational and Community Television, WQXE-FM Radio 98.3, First Baptist Church, and Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church.For more information, contact the Hardin County History Museum at 270-763-8339. This story was posted on 2008-01-25 05:53:46
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