Who were those who were helping freedom seekers travel through Wisconsin on the Underground Railroad? What were their motivations and why they were willing to risk violating federal law to do it?

The Second Baptist Church in New Albany, Indiana, served as a stop on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. Its steeple was a beacon for freedom seekers escaping slavery in Kentucky, located ...

As Black History Month begins, the Blairsville Underground Railroad Museum shares the stories of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond — through the lens of Indiana County. Denise Jennings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHURCH CREEK, MD ‒ Arnold Montgomery looks to the future by looking back through Harriett Tubman's eyes. On a recent visit to the ...

Residents and guests at the Covenant Living Holmstad in Batavia learned about “Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad” during a presentation last month by Aurora ...

Explore the abolitionist movement and what still remains of Wisconsin’s Underground Railroad. In the wake of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, freedom seekers began fleeing North, following Wisconsin’s ...