The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more ...

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

“He describes the Underground Railroad and who in the town he thought ... “One night, the family went to bed early, but I ...

Breaking News Intern The National Park Service (NPS) scrapped a reference to abolitionist Harriet Tubman from its webpage dedicated to the Underground Railroad, The Hill reported. Tubman’s image ...

Connie Martin, an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker, will share her family stories with hidden messages in the patterns of quilts used on the Underground Railroad. She will present historic ...

WASHINGTON — The National Parks Service restored Harriet Tubman's portrait and quote Monday after it had edited out of its "Underground Railroad" webpage. The agency's "What is the Underground ...

The National Park Service has restored references to abolitionist Harriet Tubman to its webpage on the Underground Railroad after initially defending the removal. “Changes to the Underground ...

The death of a master usually meant that slaves would be sold as part of the estate, and family relationships ... that came to be known as the Underground Railroad. African American men and ...

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash ...