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Mercado on 5th and Moline High School Graduation at Vibrant Arena expected to impact traffic Friday. A cyclist can go out and ride in silence to commemorate those who've been lost and to support ...
The Underground Railroad was a lifeline for those escaping slavery before the Civil War. Today, several stops on this secret network are open for visitors. These sites help keep the stories of courage ...
QUINCY — The monthly Bicentennial Speaker Series continues with a Wednesday night program on the Underground Railroad. The program, sponsored by John Wood Community College and the Historical ...
Let’s Talk Cincy celebrates the 30th anniversary of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center How an American was elected pope This North Carolina Beach Town Has Clear, Caribbean-like ...
“Along with an amazing display of Underground Railroad quilts, the presentation will reflect the history of the Underground Railroad and how quilts were used as signals to help those on the ...
A historic Kentucky site has joined the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, which commemorates the stories of people who freed themselves or were ...
OHIO — The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program has added 31 new sites and programs that are dedicated to the history of the Underground Railroad Network. The Network to Freedom ...
Quilts created during the Covid pandemic to show “beauty can be born from terrible circumstances” are to feature in a new exhibition. When the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, Richard Kenyon ...
During the 1860s, Olivet Baptist Church was an active stop on the Underground Railroad, helping escaped slaves with food and a warm place to stay. Olivet, the second-oldest Black church in Chicago ...
Uptain spoke about the historical context of the quilts, as well as their beautiful craftsmanship, and the meaning and symbolism in them ... not knowing anything about the signaling for the ...