Two sites in Ironton to be dedicated on Wednesday The Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative will be dedicating two of Ironton's historic sites in Ironton that were part of the Underground ...

incurred criticism from some who said the change minimized Tubman’s crucial contributions to the Underground Railroad. The abolitionist is credited with helping free scores of enslaved people during ...

According to The Washington Post, the National Park Service previously introduced the Underground Railroad by keeping ... aimed at Black Americans at the time. He continued, “Overall, the ...

The rumors of quilt signs are unsupported by direct evidence from the period ... the specified time, and that there is abundant, indirect evidence to verify the Underground Railroad involvement.

who was pastor at the time and is now pastor emeritus. She came up with the idea after learning of the church’s historic role in the Underground Railroad. The church’s previous location ...

(WAND) — A state task force is making recommendations to enhance educational and historic remembrance of the Underground Railroad ... stories from the time period is also part of the work ...

But we also now know that this time period he was in Minnesota. And so if this story about the national slave revolt and his activities in the Underground Railroad are to be agreed upon ...

“It’s making sure we’re teaching the horrors of slavery and kind of everything that’s happening with that era in our time period to understand why someone would be willing to risk their ...

Bedford County native and author Kevin Mearkle has released his new book, titled “The Underground Railroad in Bedford County Pennsylvania,” which details local stories connected to that period of time ...

Some records and histories written during the period are available ... are discovering new information about the Underground Railroad “all the time.” He joined the Freedom Trail Project ...

According to the state, "[Fountain] was described in period accounts as a fearless and bold Underground Railroad pilot, in a time when the penalties for white persons assisting freedom-seekers ...