Explore the Underground Railroad’s ‘great central depot’ From Harriet Tubman to Gerrit Smith, abolitionists in central New York ushered thousands of escaped slaves to freedom.

The Underground Railroad was an interracial movement to be proud of, says author, especially in light of today's tensions caused by police shootings. Photograph by PAINTING, Alamy ...

With the stroke of a pen, President Biden signed a bill yesterday to establish Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday. Efforts to mark June ...

Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to ...

Underground Railroad Map Analysis-Using the National Geographic map of the underground railroad, have students choose a state or city included on the map. Based on this location, address the ...

Tubman’s work didn’t end with the Underground Railroad. As a nurse in the Union Army and a spy against the Confederacy, she continued to fight for freedom. William H. Johnson based his ...

The “Southern Underground Railroad” helped formerly enslaved people reach freedom in northern Mexico. One village here has observed Juneteenth or “Día de los Negros” for 150 years.

Courageous work on the Underground Railroad—and activism afterward—made Tubman one of America’s best-known historic figures. Here’s how to mark her 200th birthday.

Twenty-seven hours and 350 miles later, he arrived at the home of William Johnson, a Philadelphia barber who collaborated with the Underground Railroad, a network of people, safe houses, and ...

The U.S. National Park Service on Monday appeared to restore its original webpage on the history of the Underground Railroad after it was met with backlash for deleting a prominently featured ...

Tara Roberts is the first Black woman National Geographic Explorer to be featured on the cover of the magazine -- featuring her work researching and scuba diving for history lost in sunken ships.

For history buffs out there (you know who you are), the Adventure Cycling Association has a great tour that combines U.S. history lessons with plenty of exercise. The 48-day, 2,100-mile Undergound ...