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The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.” ...
Harriet Tubman was an abolistionist and freedom seeker who led many others to safety in the north. Her photo and quote have ...
"I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger." The webpage now ...
Tom Shepard said the Underground Railroad is ignored despite Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs identified as home to ...
Thirty years after its founding by a small group of individuals, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is ...
Remember when she publicly stated in front of company that she believed it was an actual train? Well ... the National Parks webpage for the Underground Railroad because some white people are ...
The Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township will be open to the public on a limited basis starting later this month, according to a news release.
Columnist: "Some brave settlers in Nebraska City and Falls City helped 'freedom seekers' escape enslavement during the late 1850s and into the Civil War." ...
Explore Illinois’ Underground Railroad history at Beardstown’s Old Lincoln Courtroom exhibit, featuring stories, photos and ...
Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service’s website were made without approval from NPS ...
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.