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Learn about the Underground Railroad’s secret codes with Holy Trinity Quilters
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 ...
Portsmouth Daily Times2d
Local sites recognized for significance to the Underground Railroad
Pleasant Green Baptist Church and the site of the Greenup County Slave Revolt have both been recognized for their importance ...
York County farm added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program
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.
LancasterOnline1d
Historic Mifflin House gets national recognition as Underground Railroad site
The Historic Mifflin House, a Wrightsville farmhouse that sheltered freedom seekers fleeing from slavery in the 1800s, joined ...
NPR Illinois12d
Illinois pushes to preserve historical sites tied to the Underground Railroad
Illinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad. That's why lawmakers are pushing an initiative to preserve sites ...
Harriet Tubman reference removed from National Park Service’s Underground Railroad web page
The National Park Service (NPS) has removed a reference to abolitionist Harriet Tubman from its webpage dedicated to the Underground Railroad. For years, the NPS’s page on the ...
Delaware County Daily Times11d
Upper Darby unveils Underground Railroad marker in Drexel Hill
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 ...
The Washington Post1mon
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
For years, a National Park Service webpage introduced the Underground Railroad with a large photograph of its most famous “conductor,” Harriet Tubman. “The Underground Railroad — the ...
Rolling Stone1mon
Trump’s National Park Service Brings Its Revisionist History to the Underground Railroad
The National Park Service has edited a page on its website that describes the Underground Railroad to reduce the emphasis on Harriet Tubman, instead highlighting “Black/White cooperation.” ...
The Grio1mon
Harriet Tubman removed from the National Park Service’s webpage for the ‘Underground Railroad’
Recently, the National Park Service removed Harriet Tubman’s photo and quote from its official “Underground Railroad” webpage, marking the latest example of the federal government quietly ...
Yahoo1mon
Underground Railroad Display at Historical Society Museum
The Underground Railroad in Decatur County display is open at the Decatur County Historical Society Museum, 222 N. Franklin Street, Greensburg. Period costumes, photography and handwritten letters ...
CNN1mon
National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from Underground Railroad webpage
A large image of and a quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad, following several prominent changes to government websites ...