Saturday September 30
​Earlham College  801 National Rd W, Richmond, IN 47374
​Landrum Bolling Center

​​8:45 am    Welcome  *Loose Lecture Hall
                      ORNFC Directors  Greg Roberts & Bridget Striker
                   
 Bold Courage Award
                       Janice McGuire & Saundra Jackson                   

For nearly 40 years, sisters Saundra Jackson and Janice McGuire have passionately dedicated themselves to the Levi Coffin House in Fountain City, Indiana.  As volunteers themselves, Jackson and McGuire have tirelessly led a small group of  other volunteers teaching visitors about the lives and legacy of Levi and Catharine Coffin.   The Ohio River Freedom Corridor is proud to present the 2017 Bold Courage Award to Saundra and Janice in recognition of their lifetime efforts to promote and preserve local Underground Railroad history.
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​ Special Presentation
                      Dr. Deanda Johnson , Midwest Coordinator,                                                      National Park Service Network to Freedom
           Saundra Jackson & Janice McGuire           

Morning Sessions

​10:00 am


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​11:15 am
Presenter:  Hadley Drodge
Panel Discussion: Roane Smothers, Connor Keiser, Jayne Beilke
Presenter: Maxine Brown
Panel Discussion: S. Chandler Lighty, Justin Clark
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12:30 pm     Lunch * Runyan Center

1:00 pm       Keynote  Dr. Cheryl LaRoche

The Ohio River National Freedom Corridor is honored to have world renowned author, speaker, archaeologist and historian Dr. Cheryl LaRoche as our keynote speaker. For more than a decade, Dr. LaRoche has been researching and physically exploring the landscapes of 18th and 19th century free Black communities, their churches, cemeteries and institutions, and their relationship to the Underground Railroad. 

She is a historical and archaeological consultant who combines law, history, oral history, archaeology, geography, and material culture to define nineteenth century African American cultural landscapes and its relationship to escape from slavery. She often works at the sometimes contentious interface between the public and scholars, professionals and municipalities.

Afternoon Sessions

2:00 pm


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​3:15 pm
Presenter: Debian Marty
Presenter: Hillary Delaney
Presenter: Denise Dallmer
Panel Discussion: Chris Burns, Susan L. Poulson

4:30 pm     Exclusive Screening of World Premiere Film     All or Nothin'  
Loose Lecture Hall

The Ohio River National Freedom Corridor is proud to present a screening of  feature film ALL OR NOTHIN’ by director Charles K. Campbell.   The film offers a rare glimpse of the Underground Railroad.   Campbell challenges the traditional view that whites were the leaders and saviors while blacks their helpless nameless benefactors, when in reality they very often worked together as equals. 

ALL OR NOTHIN’ dramatizes the remarkable journey of 28 enslaved Americans from Boone County, Kentucky through 4 states and 2 countries. Historians, librarians, and educators who have researched this event and similar escapes of the era have provided undeniable evidence that free and enslaved blacks, as well as white men and women were integral to the success of the Underground Railroad.  ALL OR NOTHIN’ is a dramatization of their partnership to assist freedom seekers escape bondage.

Meet writer and director Charles K. Campbell and his production team and hear how this story came to light and life on the big screen.  

The film length is approximately 90 minutes.  We anticipate concluding the session at approximately 6;30 pm.