Possible new route for Del Mar train tunnel: rerouting tracks along I-5 from Oceanside to Sorrento Valley
The coastal rail route is part of the 351-mile Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor and is San Diego’s only ...
The meter of history: The Jerry Rescue and the struggle against slavery
Abolitionist Rev. Jermain Loguen called Syracuse's Jerry Rescue of 1851 “earthquake voice through the land” against slavery.
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 ...
Underground Railroad stop, vacant Catholic church are Iowa's most endangered properties
Preservation Iowa has added two properties to its list of most-endangered historic buildings. Where are they and can they be ...
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Inside Look: Lore surrounds William Black Homestead in New Cumberland
From Underground Railroad rumors to the capture of a Union spy, several tales crop up in the home's centuries-long history.
Meet a former slave who taught himself how to read & write, William Still
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less ...
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...
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This Black History Month, take a self-guided tour through time at these 4 spots in Boston
Black Americans who were pioneers in the military, journalism and women’s sports called Boston home during the 19th century.
In Honor of Black History Month, 30 Black History Facts You May Not Be Aware Of
1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," started the first Negro History Week in 1926 to ensure ...
People of the Scioto Renaissance: Dr. Andrew Feight
While there are still missions to be accomplished and hurdles to leap in the greater Portsmouth area, there is massive progress being made all over by everyday people who are either providing a ...