Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 permitted slave catchers to kidnap fugitives in free states and return them, without recourse, to their owners, and Plymouth Church became a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Yoga in the Grand Hall, 8:30-9:45 a.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
The boutique property and on-site restaurant, Ruse, are well worth planning an entire trip around, as is a simple stroll down Talbot Street with historic homes from the 1600s or an outing to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, about 50 minutes outside of town.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
The Underground Railroad is more of a movement than a path.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
William Lambert, a pivotal organizer of Detroit's role in the Underground Railroad, helped free thousands of enslaved people.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Yes, Mahalia: Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, 3 p.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in 2004 made the area more than just sports venues.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
Nathan was posthumously honored by the National Underground Railroad Network in 2012 for his efforts.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2024
Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Yoga in the Grand Hall, 8:30-9:45 a.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
The boutique property and on-site restaurant, Ruse, are well worth planning an entire trip around, as is a simple stroll down Talbot Street with historic homes from the 1600s or an outing to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, about 50 minutes outside of town.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
The Underground Railroad is more of a movement than a path.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024
William Lambert, a pivotal organizer of Detroit's role in the Underground Railroad, helped free thousands of enslaved people.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Yes, Mahalia: Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, 3 p.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in 2004 made the area more than just sports venues.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
Nathan was posthumously honored by the National Underground Railroad Network in 2012 for his efforts.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2024
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