Free Black Staten Island settlers greatly contributed to 19th Century N.Y. economy through oyster industry
The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...
Underground Railroad museum in Detroit provides immersive experience
The museum in the basement of First Congregational Church of Detroit gives visitors a look at how slaves escaped North to ...
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Black History Month: The Freedom Train, Part 1
The ferry operator pulled his large flatboat to the edge of the Virginia shore of the Ohio River. He watched and listened ...
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Underground Railroad scholar to speak at League of Women Voters Black History Month event
Historian Larry McClellan will present “The Underground Railroad in the Chicago Southland” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.