Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

Leslie Pielack has been surprised at the numbers of people who have visited a traveling exhibit highlighting Oakland County connections to the Underground Railroad. “It’s unbelievably popular,” said ...

CHURCH CREEK, MD ‒ Arnold Montgomery looks to the future by looking back through Harriett Tubman's eyes. On a recent visit to the rural area where the Underground Railroad's most famous conductor was ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa — The Muscatine Historic Preservation Commission is inviting the public to a special presentation on Tuesday, July 1, highlighting new research into the Underground Railroad, ...

Bill Parrish grew up in Glendale. He remembers a Black side of town, a white side of town and a segregated school his dad attended. He's spent a decade researching this village's forgotten history.

Unbeknownst to many, Westfield was a stop on the Underground Railroad for some enslaved people fleeing the South. A new public art installation in the Hamilton County city aims to highlight that ...

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park is the “must go” trip to add to your travel agenda. The Tubman site originally opened in March 2017, in Church Creek, Md. through a ...

A freshly painted mural on the side of the brick building at 625 S. Delhi St. shows a man seated at a desk, pen in hand as he records information. Standing next to him is a woman with a stethoscope ...