Many traces of the Underground Railroad still remain in Illinois. Here’s a map of known sites across the state and what visitors can expect.

Trace the dynamic journeys of enslaved individuals from slavery to freedom through personal accounts ...

A 1898 map by W.H. Siebert showing Underground Railroad routes. Many freedom seekers reached Chicago by traveling north along the Mississippi River.

Debunking seven common myths about the Underground Railroad, which have sometimes overwhelmed historical facts.

It would be impossible to tell Delaware's story without mention of the Underground Railroad. The transportation network for ...

Jacob Morris, the head of the Harlem Historical Society, has a vision for Lower Manhattan: He wants to establish a trail linking sites associated with the Underground Railroad, the 19th-century ...

Ohio was a key and prolific partner in assisting freedom seekers through the Underground Railroad. We spotlighted four stops near Columbus to visit.

Driving along the back roads of Alamance County, you'll find the crumbling remnants of a colonial settlement -- older than the United States itself, and a main stop on the Underground Railroad.

THE PATH TO FREEDOM: Learning more about the Underground Railroad As recently as the early 1860s, for people with skin the colour of ebony, travelling from the U.S. to Canada was a matter of ...

The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad – but rather an informal network of people, mostly white abolitionists and black freedmen, who hid fugitive slaves in their attics ...

Map of Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus what to know before you go A biker rides the I&M Canal Trail as it passes through Utica on Aug. 31, 2012.