Posts Tagged ‘Underground Railroad’
The Underground Railroad went all the way to Canada – and a new photo exhibit preserves that legacy
An exhibit at the Art Windsor-Essex in Windsor, Ontario shows how Canada was one destination for those escaping slavery.
Read MoreA federal website watered down the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman’s descendant wants to know why.
Relatives of the heroic woman who helped people escape their enslavers want to know why the government won’t tell the true story.
Read MoreTrump’s National Park Service Brings Its Revisionist History to the Underground Railroad
The latest victim of Trump’s war on DEI is a National Park Service website that once educated visitors about the Underground Railroad.
Read MoreSailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad highlights little-known stories and describes the less-understood maritime side of the Underground Railroad, including the impact of African Americans’ paid and unpaid waterfront labor. Self-emancipation along the Underground Railroad was not entirely by overland routes. A great number of enslaved persons made their way to freedom using…
Read MorePhiladelphia picks winning design for Harriet Tubman statue after controversy over original choice
Artist Alvin Pettit honors Civil War hero Harriet Tubman with a 14-foot bronze statue he created to honor her memory.
Read MoreWhy Harriet Tubman Continued Her Legacy in New York, the Birthplace of the Underground Railroad
Enslavement escapist and abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her last years in Auburn, New York, which has strong ties to the Underground Railroad. Now, the town honors Tubman with a museum on a historical site.
Read MoreIn Newark, a Harriet Tubman monument replaces Christopher Columbus
In place of a statue of an explorer known for genocide now sits an interactive statue dedicated to abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Read MoreCIA honors Underground Railroad and Civil War hero Harriet Tubman as a model spy with a new statue
A beautiful statue honoring Harriet Tubman and her work as a spy now greets visitors at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Read MorePhiladelphia man completes over 400-mile walk along the Underground Railroad in honor of Harriet Tubman
Kenneth Johnston recently finished a his Walk of Freedom of more than 400 miles in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Read MoreA Tiny House in Manhattan Has a Link to the Underground Railroad
For decades, a Manhattan property has housed various businesses, but only recently has its impactful history been revealed.
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