An overland journey north was an impractical choice for many who sought to escape slavery. Some fugitives took to the sea.

An exhibit about the Underground Railroad will be featured next month at the Old Lincoln Courtroom and Museum. The exhibit, "Journey to Freedom: Illinois' Underground Railroad," tells the stories of ...

I left the march, carried my sign on the A-train, then Brooklyn. A neighbor saw me. He is a tall brotha, rocks a fluorescent work jacket. “Mr. Activist! I saw the protest.” We stood on the corner, and ...

A century-and-a-half ago, two Black families — the Murrys and Thomases — lived and farmed in a small community on the corner ...

Allison Landucci said she knew much of what Uptain said about the quilts, but she appreciated the presentation and didn’t know about the songs like “Swing ... meant points of safety for the slaves and ...

She is Black, an activist and healer. She says what’s been said online, on the radio, on TV, on the stoop, on street corners, ...

Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and ... of “freedom seekers” through Illinois. For many slaves escaping from Southern states, the Chicago area ...

The Freedom Suits Statue outside the Civic Courts Building downtown has been added to the National Underground Railroad ...

Racine is the home to a church that is more than a place of worship, as it also served as a key part of the path to freedom for many fleeing slavery in the U.S.In this week's 58 ...