Underground Railroad

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February 8, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Descendants of Harriet Tubman have gathered at The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds and unveiled a wax…
February 3, 2012
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center could possibly be closing its doors due to financial troubles...
November 3, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - From the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Shenandoah in Virginia, there are 58 National Parks in the…
September 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For decades, efforts to honor Tubman on a national level have stalled for one reason or another...
July 1, 2011
SLIDESHOW - With the upcoming celebration of Independence Day, there are activists who paved the way for our independence as…
June 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The 5-foot-2, physically challenged escaped slave is the motivation behind two national projects in the works, a…
February 18, 2011
VIDEO - From his tailor shop here on Dearborn Street, wealthy businessman John Jones ran an important stop on the…
February 1, 2011
MSNBC - Secret rooms. Hidden passageways. Trap doors. An underground escape route through a network of caves, surfacing at a…
January 18, 2011
VIDEO - The drama that you learned in history class -- Harriet Tubman and other slaves risking their lives for…
August 9, 2009
More than 150 years ago this week, the Underground Railroad began, giving slaves in the South a chance at freedom.…