Philip Funk, a 12-year-old student at C.O. Harrison Elementary in Delhi Township, envisions freedom as a white dove opening a pair of golden gates.

        It's the image embroidered on the patch he made for a giant “freedom quilt” to be displayed today at the groundbreaking for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati.

        Philip's was one of the winning patches submitted by 26 elementary, middle and high schools in Greater Cincinnati that were stitched together for the quilt.

        The quilt will be displayed at the Freedom Center information tent today at the site of the groundbreaking on the riverfront, and online at www.undergroundrailroad.org.

        “It wasn't difficult to develop,” Philip said of his patch. “My teacher and my mom helped me to understand the importance of freedom.”

        The quilt, which will be on display all summer at the Arts Consortium of Cincinnati beginning Wednesday, is one of two quilts put together by students for the Freedom Center groundbreaking.

        Students from Lima, Ohio, were traveling to Cincinnati today to deliver their quilt representing what freedom means to them.

        Both quilts feature images of freedom, including the Statue of Liberty and the American eagle, and personal messages from students, such as “Freedom to me is having your own rights,” and “Freedom means no one can boss you.”

        Said Spencer Crew, the center's executive director and CEO: “We hope that the Freedom Quilt inspires our community to commemorate the legacy of the Underground Railroad . . . and to reflect on what freedom means in their lives.”

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