Momentum has been building in Illinois to research the state’s extensive Underground Railroad sites and decide how to ...

Students spent a week touring Underground Railroad sites in Camden and Lawnside and taking photographs to learn about the ...

The Polo Historical Society is applying to become a designated Network to Freedom site with the National Park Service after ...

The Mifflin House in York County played a pivotal role in the fight for freedom for hundreds of slaves, but it was nearly destroyed.

Anna Deavere Smith finds her courageous ancestor, a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Actress, playwright, and professor learns of her courageous ancestor, a conductor along the Underground ...

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