National Park Service adds the Archer Alexander and the Underground Railroad to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program
CHURCH CREEK – The Archer Alexander and the Underground Railroad in St. Lous, Missouri is among 31 new listings added by the National Park Service to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings join more than 800 sites, facilities and programs already in the network that provide insight into the diverse experiences of freedom seekers who bravely escaped slavery and allies who assisted them.
These new listings illustrate coast to coast efforts of freedom seekers and their allies to secure self-determination, liberty and justice for themselves and others. Today, the Network to Freedom program is excited to recognize this community’s story and their local preservation efforts. New members will be featured on our interactive map and national database. Acceptance into the program will preserve this story for future generations and provide an opportunity to learn more about the Underground Railroad.
Dorris Keeven Franke presents Archer Alexander’s life story as a freedom seeker that escaped with sixteen other freedom seekers, supplied information to the Union Troops about his enslaver, and how William G. Eliot in St. Louis helped Archer find refuge and eventual freedom.
Created by Congress in 1998, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom serves to honor, preserve, and promote the history of resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, which continues to inspire people worldwide. It includes listings in 41 states, plus Washington, D.C., Canada, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Through its mission, the network advances the idea that all humans should have the rights to self-determination and freedom from oppression.
For more information see: https://dorriskeevenfranke.com/2025/05/03/national-underground-railroad-program/
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