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 ...
A task force in Illinois has identified over 400 Underground Railroad sites and is pushing for legislation to support these ...
Many slaves actually crossed the river from Kentucky into the Cincinnati area when following the Underground Railroad. Today, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center tells the story of ...
Only a small number of slaves traveled by the organized network of routes, "conductors" and "stations" that came to be known as the Underground Railroad. African American men and women of all ages ...