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

There’s a marker now in the 400 block of Shadeland Avenue letting people know it is the site of the Riverview House/Cleveland ...

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

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 ...

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

President Trump shared his thoughts on how his two terms as president have differed, saying in a new interview with The ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...