The Mythic Mississippi Project is pleased to present the following films which, we hope, will contribute to the development of cultural tourism in downstate Illinois.

MARTYR TO ABOLITION AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: THE LEGACY OF ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY
https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_054jba5z

LEWIS AND CLARK STATE HISTORIC SITE, ILLINOIS: STARTING POINT OF AN EPIC JOURNEY
https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_pmx1aa8p

PATH TO FREEDOM: TRAVELING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN ALTON, IL 
https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_ssfzmant

Ryan Hanlon (Route 3 Films) discusses the making of the Alton documentaries
https://mediaspace.illinois.edu/media/t/1_zdp1yop9

In addition, we call attention to the exceptional films made by our colleague, Dr. Graham Peck, the distinguished Lincoln scholar in the Department of History at UIS, who has produced twenty short videos in collaboration with artists who explore Abraham Lincoln under the concept of “Making Our History: Aritists Render Lincoln’s Legacies”. Please watch them on his website: https://www.civilwarprof.com/art