Freedom Park
Freedom Park...
Artillery along the Lower Little Rock Road during the Battle of Helena. Located at Freedom Park ...
Freedom Park is a beautiful place to relax and learn about the history of the Arkansas Delta during ...
Freedmen and their families on the way to Helena. Thousands of African Americans escaped slavery whe...
Freedom Park is located on the site of a large Contraband Camp and later Freedmen's village. Gener...
Arkansas African American Volunteers. This statue honors all the brave men who enlisted in the Unit...
Defending the Lower Little Rock. The 2nd Arkansas Infantry of African Descent. ...
What to know
One of more than 25 Civil War interpretive sites located throughout historic Helena and Phillips County. The park includes five major exhibits that explore the African-American experience in Civil War Helena. The exhibits follow the journey of the African-Americans from fugitive slave to freedom; and for some, enlistment in the Union Army and participation in the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation exhibit will be the centerpiece of the park. Freedom Park is the first site in Arkansas to be designated for inclusion on the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. Freedom Park is now under the supervision of the Delta Cultural Center.
