Sculpture in Oberlin, Ohio

Sculpture in front of Talcott Hall in Oberlin, Ohio, by Hilary Solan

In the 1980s, students at Oberlin College lobbied to find a permanent home for steel and timber sculpture serving as a reminder of the town’s integral role in freedom for thousands and the hardships endured in getting there. And unbeknownst to me, when I would arrive at the John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum in Windsor, I would find the uplifting complement. (below) — Hilary Solan

Sculpture in Windsor, Ontario

Sculpture at the John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum in Windsor, Ontario, by Hilary Solan