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Lathrop House hosts Celebration of Freedom

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The house's new basement was open to visitors looking to learn about the Underground Railroad, as well as re-enactors and speakers.

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Kendra Morgan, of Holland, left, watches as her daughter Kaiya Morgan-Thompson, 8, center, speaks with Michael Crutcher, Sr., right, who is portraying abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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Lathrop House is now situated off Main Street.

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Nathan Dale, 5, center, plays a game.

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Michael Crutcher, Sr., center, delivers a speech as abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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Yulanda Burgess, of Detroit, left, embroiders a 34 star American Flag as other members of the 5th USCT Company C quilt together.

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Kaiya Morgan-Thompson, 8, holds an American Flag against her Civil War-era dress.

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As their sister Yemoja, 4, left, watches, Mali'aka, 10, center right, shows her brother Ricareo Dennis, 8, all of North Toledo, how to use an old-fashioned toy.

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Cheri Dennis, of North Toledo, left, and Harold Glover, of South Toledo, right, inspect a map marked with locations of Underground Railroad stations.

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Roger Jenot, center, delivers a speech as President Abraham Lincoln.

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Sherry Payne, center, leans over to whisper to her granddaughter Mariah, 3, as they listen to a re-enactor portraying Frederick Douglass.

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