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Freedom on the Move is a project that maintains a database of fugitives from North American slavery, drawing on runaway ads and jailer notices from historical newspapers to document escaped enslaved people. It aims to rediscover the stories of self-liberating individuals and offers resources for educators, crowdsourcing, and public access to the database. The project is based in Ithaca, New York, with news and updates about its work.
AI named Freedom on the Move from December 2025 to January 2026.