CINCINNATI — The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati is looking for anything people may have from the Black Lives Matter movement to older newspapers or magazines to grow its collection. 

What You Need To Know

  • The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is looking to add to its collection. They're trying to find historic artifacts from old to more recent history. 

  • The Freedom Center received a grant to add more space to its storage room for more artifacts 

  • They also plan to use the grant money to expand the research library to help connect families 

In a small room under lock and key, there are reminders of a past Stephanie Lampkin is trying to protect.

She’s the curator for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, a museum made up of artifacts that shaped Black history, and she’s trying to find more of it.

“Documents, family photo albums, all of those are the types of materials that we’re looking for journals, yearbooks from HBCUs, protest signs,” said Lampkin. 

She said they’re seeking anything that relates to Black history and things still making history.

“Material on the Black Lives Matter protests we are actively seeking so that we can represent that story here in the museum,” said Lampkin.

With a grant paying for the project, they plan to expand the storage area to make room for the new artifacts and expand the library, where visitors can research the stories behind the artifacts and any family history linked to them.

“That connection throughout history is one that we’re going to make clearer,” said Lampkin. 

To submit to the museum, or for more information, click here.