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Historical documents offer glimpses of the Underground Railroad in Chicago
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 18 hours agoFor the first three decades after Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833, slavery was legal in...
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#97 | New Juneteenth Jubilee in Cincy | How to protect your land from being sold from underneath you...
iHeartRadio· 4 days agoJuneteenth is American history, and this year, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Museum is celebrating with their first Juneteenth Jubilee ...
Mosaic Theater’s ‘Mexodus’ explores slaves who escaped to Mexico via Underground Railroad - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 3 days agoMany Americans know about the Underground Railroad of slaves escaping the South to find freedom in...
Rokeby Museum opens with new main exhibit - Addison Independent
The Addison County Independent· 17 hours ago“Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family” immerses visitors in the history of the Underground
“It’s a neat story that needs to be told”
Quincy Herald-Whig· 4 hours agoWhen George Crickard took a bike ride through part of Iowa, he never expected to find a link to a little-known part of Quincy history. Preparations for riding in the Iowa Underground ...
Opinion: How Black Americans' refusals of injustice have shaped our national story
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA c. 1868 portrait of Harriet Tubman. The creation of the Underground Railroad, which Tubman...
I was an adult before I learned of Michigan Central Station's ties to Black history | Opinion
Detroit Free Press· 2 days agoThe Michigan Central Station was a stop on the Underground Railroad, the African American diaspora —...
Colson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'
GBH News· 20 hours agoThis is FRESH AIR. My guest Colson Whitehead won Pulitzer Prizes for two consecutive novels. The first Pulitzer was for “The Underground Railroad,” an allegory ...
10 US Cities Where a $65K Household Income Buys a Home
GoBankingRates via AOL· 2 days agoAccording to the most recent Census Bureau data, the median household income in America is around...
