Illinois has a deep connection to the Underground Railroad. That's why lawmakers are pushing an initiative to preserve sites ...

The Calumet River Underground Railroad Project was renamed the Midwest Underground Railroad Network and now has a ...

Officials at Cincinnati's Freedom Center learned last week that the history they tell about the Underground Railroad conflicts with a revised version favored by the Trump administration.

Nestled in the back of the Guilford College woods is a lone champion tulip poplar tree. At more than 350 years old, it has ...

In February, the commission announced the second trail, the Ohio Creativity ... Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to many small-town gems.

“The Underground Railroad—the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War—refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom ...

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced the 2025 honorees of its International Freedom Conductor Awards, which, in past years, recognized several celebrities, politicians and ...