CURRENT HOURS: Programs by reservation only from November through April
Although Iowa entered the Union as a free state in 1846, the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 still reverberated here. Many Black Iowans had formerly been enslaved in other states. Others had family who had been enslaved. And even in this “free” state, Black citizens were denied full participation in our our democracy. Learn more about Black history in Iowa.
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Support is provided by the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority
Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50322, (515) 278-5286
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