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A historic Kentucky site has joined the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, which commemorates the stories of people who freed themselves or were helped ...
The Historic Mifflin House, a Wrightsville farmhouse that sheltered freedom seekers fleeing from slavery in the 1800s, joined ...
Mahoney, who also created the mural of the civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian in downtown Macomb, said the ...
Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.
On Friday, Upper Darby unveiled a historical marker to help residents learn about the township’s role in the Underground Railroad. Township officials, including Mayor Edward Brown, were joined ...
WASHINGTON _ Despite recent efforts to remove or rename Confederate memorials, there are still more than 2,000 symbols in places across the country, according to a report released Thursday.
Confederate symbols, and their continued valorization, rob us of an opportunity to understand our own rich “people’s heritage.” ...
A gilded lone blossom, at lower right, unearthed in an archeological dig on Livingston Avenue in Arbor Hill led to this display at the Underground Railroad Education Center with a similar 19th-Century ...
In an effort to plan events for America’s 250th birthday, PCHS is expected to construct a new Underground Railroad exhibit. PCHS collected a $5,000 grant from America 250 – Ohio, the state ...
On April 26, the Holy Trinity Quilting Queens will host a talk on “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad.” Connie Martin, an Illinois Humanities Road ...
CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — The Cumberland County Historical Society (CCHS) announced that it has acquired a rare Underground Railroad letter dating back to 1847. According to CCHS, the historic ...