"From the time I was 14 years old, I used to think a great deal about freedom. It was my heart's desire; I could not keep it out of my mind. Many a sleepless night I have spent in tears, because I was a slave... My heart ached to feel within me the life of liberty."

This statue of James Bradley, both slave and freeman, symbolizes the Underground Railroad activity that is part of Covington's rich history. The bronze statue sits on a park bench overlooking the Ohio River.

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