The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many ...

The Underground Railroad was a series of secret routes ... Getaways usually took place at night, with only the North Star for guidance. On occasion, former slaves would infiltrate a plantation ...

In his episodic debut, Academy Award™ winner Barry Jenkins tackles a topical and electrifying subject that speaks directly to this in the new Amazon Original series The Underground Railroad on ...

The museum in the basement of First Congregational Church of Detroit gives visitors a look at how slaves escaped North to ...

In the North, Hicksite Quakers and other abolitionists provided some of the most organized support for the Underground Railroad. Particularly in the wake of the Fugitive Slave Act, a night's ...

RACINE, WI — One of the most intriguing events in American history is the Underground Railroad and Racine ... warehouse onto ships and safely to the North.” Joshua Glover escaped his former ...

The city came together Saturday morning to honor the history of Alum Creek Trail and the role it played in enslaved people’s ...