North to Freedom (Brewer, Maine)

North to Freedom (Brewer, Maine)

Subject (Topic)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad

The statue depicts a male freedom seeker from the waist up. His head is turned to his right shoulder, looking back toward the south and leaning to the north as he presses down with his hands on a stone circle to hoist himself out of an underground tunnel to freedom.

Hines, Glenn M., 1950-

Hines, Diane, 1951-

Photograph by Renée Ater.

2002

Brewer Historical Society; Dick Campbell (landscape design); and Brian Higgins (historic interpretation).

Brewer Historical Society, P.O. Box 602, Brewer, Maine, 04412, United States

JPEG

English

Visual Arts- Sculpture

Chamberlain Freedom Park, 12 State Street, Brewer, Maine, 04412, United States

Information plaque:

Chamberlain Freedom Park
State of Maine Underground Railroad Memorial

The Brewer Historical Society created this park to honor Civil War hero General Joshua L. Chamberlain, a Brewer native. The park also commemorates Maine's role as a stop on the "Underground Railroad" used by runaway slaves to reach freedom in Canada.

A statue of an unknown slave lifts himself, leaning North while looking South, from an underground railroad tunnel uncovered during construction in 1995. The "North to Freedom" statue, by Maine sculptors Glenn and Diane Hines, represents all who made the dangerous journeys along the "Underground Railroad."

Landscape design: Dick Campbell
Historic Interpretation: Brian Higgins

Unknown

Bronze; field stone

Ricker, Nok-Noi. "‘North to Freedom’ statue in Brewer only Official Maine Memorial to Underground Railroad." Bangor Daily News, September 1, 2012. Accessed April 30, 2021, https://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/01/news/bangor/north-to-freedom-statue-in-brewer-only-official-maine-memorial-to-underground-railroad/.

Renée Ater

Sculpture

Unknown