JEANINE MICHNA-BALES
Through Darkness to Light:
Photographs Along the Underground Railroad
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Decision to Leave. Magnolia Plantation on the Cane River, Louisiana, 2013
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Following the Trace North. Attala County, Mississippi, 2014
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Devil’s Backbone. Lewis County, Tennessee, 2014
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Stopover, Frogmore Plantation, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, 2014
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Keep Going Crossing the Tennessee River, Colbert County, Alabama, 2014
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Determining True North in the Rain. Along the southern part of the Old Natchez Trace, Mississippi, 2014
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Sunken Trace. Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2015
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A Brief Respite. Abolitionist William Beard’s house, Union County, Indiana, 2014
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Hidden Passage. Mammoth Cave, Barren County, Kentucky, 2014
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Eagle Hollow from Hunter’s Bottom. Just across the Ohio River, Indiana, 2014
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On the Safest Route. James and Rachel Sillivan cabin, Pennville (formerly Camden), Indiana, 2014
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Look for the Gray Barn Out Back. Joshua Eliason Jr. barnyards and farmhouse, with a tunnel leading under- neath the road to another station, Centerville, Indiana, 2013
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Follow the Drinking Gourd. Jefferson County, Indiana, 2013
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Within Reach. Crossing the St. Clair River to Canada just south of Port Huron, Michigan, 2014
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Nightlight. Passing into Fayette County, Indiana, 2014
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A Safe Place to Regroup. House of Levi Coffin, who was unofficially dubbed the president of the Underground Railroad, Fountain City (formerly Newport), Indiana, 2014
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Approaching the Seminary. Near Spartanburg, Indiana, 2014
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Friend or Foe? Station just outside Metamora, Indiana, 2014
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Southern Pine Forest. Following El Camino Real, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, 2014
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The River Jordan. Crossing the Ohio River to Indiana, 2014
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The 1,400 mile path from Louisiana to Ontario
GALLERY TALK BY JEANINE MICHNA-BALES
Through Darkness to Light: Seeking Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Video courtesy of PDNB Gallery Patron