Few photos of the Underground Railroad exist, which is why Jeanine Michna-Bales has spent months following the known routes North, photographing the homes, forests and caves where those escaping ...

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Illustration of slaves fleeing from Maryland to Delaware by way of the Underground Railroad, 1850-51. It is estimated that up to 100,000 slaves made use of the secret network.

More than 20 of the homes that served as safehouses or "stations" on the Underground Railroad for escaped slaves fleeing north now operate as bed and breakfasts, many with their hideaways and ...

The Underground Railroad was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from slave catchers on their way to a life out of bondage. There are many Underground Railroad sites ...

Fugitive Slaves Fleeing From the Maryland Coast to an Underground Railroad Depot in Delaware," 1850, Peter Newark/American Pictures/Bridgeman Images A decade before the Civil War, the leading ...

The Munro House bed and breakfast in Jonesville, Mich., has a 100-foot tunnel that was used as part of the Underground Railroad during slavery times and a trap door from the basement to a secret ...

In 1999, a book came out titled "Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad," written by Jaqueline Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard. The authors claimed their work ...

The Fugitive Slave Law passed by Congress in 1850 attached a $2,000 fine and six months of imprisonment for those who used their homes as part of the Underground Railroad.

John Legend’s Historical Drama ‘Underground’ Teases First Look at Characters (Photos) WGN America series about Underground Railroad was executive produced by Oscar-winning composer and Akiva ...