Tom Shepard said the Underground Railroad is ignored despite Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs identified as home to ...

Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website ...

The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.” ...

The U.S. agency appeared to restore text on the history of African Americans escaping slavery, including a photo of famed ...

Rita Daniels learned at 9 that she is the great-great-great-grandniece of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who led countless enslaved Africans to freedom through the Underground Railroad. It was a ...

Illinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad. That's why lawmakers are pushing an initiative to preserve sites ...

Thirty years after its founding by a small group of individuals, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is ...

Other plans for the site include a plaza and pergola for outdoor gatherings, along with the new heritage center to house the ...

A 366-unit affordable apartment development called Trinity Square, estimated to cost $157 million, is planned for the South ...

The anti-human trafficking nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) has a new CEO for the third time in three years.

Explore Illinois’ Underground Railroad history at Beardstown’s Old Lincoln Courtroom exhibit, featuring stories, photos and ...