The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many ...

A field trip for Akron students focused on the Underground Railroad and African-American history in Cincinnati and Zanesville.

The National Parks Service has restored the original Harriet Tubman material featured on a webpage about the Underground ...

The National Park Service on Monday returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, following backlash after her presence on the page was ...

By Sara Ruberg A National Park Service web page about the Underground Railroad appeared to have been restored on Monday to prominently show the abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman, after it had ...

An underground utility vault containing electrical equipment exploded Tuesday afternoon, according to the Akron Fire Department. There were no reported injuries during the incident. Akron fire ...