Ohio — home to more than 3,000 miles of the Underground Railroad — was a prolific partner prior to and during the Civil War in guiding freedom seekers to Canada, where so many sought the ...

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 ...

Robert Forrant, a professor of history at UMass Lowell, speaks during a presentation titled “Freedom Seekers, the Underground Railroad and St. Anne's Lowell," at the church on Feb. 23, 2025.

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Feb 3, 2024 Feb 3, 2024 Updated Mar 15, 2025 LEWISBURG — A recognized stop on the Underground Railroad in Union County is the subject of ongoing projects at Bucknell University. The former ...

African Americans fled slavery in the South for a variety of reasons. Brutal physical punishment, psychological abuse and endless hours of hard labor without compensation drove many slaves to risk ...