Neighbors and environmentalists gathered Saturday to give canoe tours of the African American Heritage Water Trail and christen the Prairie Boat gathering space at Beaubien Woods.
Experts have identified several locations in the Chicagoland area that were part of the Underground Railroad, but for one special business in the city, a.
"It is a 12-mile-long water trail that covers at least two centuries worth of history, ranging from the Underground Railroad, the Civil Rights movement, the birth of justice movement," said Lillian Holden, Openlands Education and Outreach Coordinator:
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