While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

ALBANY — Few walking by at the Albany Rural Cemetery would have known they were in the presence of Civil War heroes. But for decades in Albany, Harriet and Stephen Myers were laid to rest without a ...

Bill Parrish grew up in Glendale. He remembers a Black side of town, a white side of town and a segregated school his dad ...

The Jacksonville Area Museum will be opening a temporary exhibit next year about the Underground Railroad along with ...

Midwest Underground Railroad Network will host a presentation at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church ...

A uburn, New York, was Harriet Tubman’s chosen home. There are ongoing efforts to keep her work and legacy alive, specifically annually with International Underground Railroad Month, which takes place ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo marked International Underground Railroad Month on Sunday with a proclamation ceremony at Durham Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church on Eagle Street. The event served as both a ...

The Kelton House Museum and Garden—a historic landmark with deep ties to the Underground Railroad—is now focused on ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cyclists from both sides of the border came together for the CanAm Freedom Ride on Saturday. Riders started in the morning at Freedom Park in Buffalo, then crossed the Peace Bridge ...

Karyn Parsons and David Childs are kindred spirts and brought their love of Black history to the city Friday to help raise ...