Sec. 10-412. (Formerly Sec. 10-320e). Plaques and markers. Freedom Trail.

(b) The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Amistad Committee, Inc., New Haven, shall establish a Freedom Trail and a program to recognize, document and mark sites in this state that are associated with the history and movement towards freedom of its African-American citizens, the Underground Railroad and the abolition of slavery. The department and the Amistad Committee, Incorporated, of New Haven shall designate and mark the sites of the Freedom Trail. The Amistad Committee, Inc., of New Haven shall be responsible for the coordination and organization of the “September Freedom Trail Month”. The department shall establish a program to publicize the existence of the Freedom Trail and shall publish a brochure which indicates the location and history of the sites.