Articles Tagged: Underground Railroad

Historians are discovering new information about the Underground Railroad “all the time.”

An exploration of Eastern Iowa’s role in the Underground Railroad before the Civil War reveals a complex narrative that still …

This article is published in Explore Magazine’s fall & winter 2018 issue, featuring Iowa’s scenic byways. This week, The Gazette …

One of America’s most well-known slavery abolitionists spent time in Eastern Iowa preparing for his infamous 1859 raid on a …

CORALVILLE – Harriet Tubman, lauded for her role in the Underground Railroad, also served as a Civil War leader for …

Colson Whitehead reimagines the Underground Railroad – the storied network of people who helped slaves escape in the years prior …

IOWA CITY – In 1858, two young women escaped from a slave holder in Nebraska City, Neb., after years of …

LEWIS — The Hitchcock House, built in 1856 by Reverend George Hitchcock, a Congregational minister, is one of the few …

On Oct. 16, 1859, John Brown and his small band of abolitionists seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. …

TODDVILLE – Clay Felton is a nice man. Those who had breakfast with him Friday said he was quiet, but …

The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) is excited to announce two events as part of National Black History Month …