The visitor center houses permanent exhibits about the Underground Railroad network she operated to help free slaves, a research library, a film about Harriet Tubman and more. Visitors describe the museum as a labor of love from the community and a beautiful tribute to Tubman. The park in ...
In addition to enhancing religious ceremonies, music was used in the royal court.Gifted musicians were hired to honor the pharaoh and impress guests of the royal family. In American history,music has been used as a vehicle for storytelling. At the time of the Underground Railroad, music was ...
re hiking the striking ancient landscape ofBoulder Field National Natural Landmarkin Hickory Run State Park or journeying deep underground at theNo. 9 Coal Mine & Museumin Lansford to learn more about the industrial past of the area, there’s plenty of history to discover at Poconosmuseumsand...
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As a city in a a border state between states that enslaved people and free states, Wilmington became an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Today, a statue and city park, named for Black abolitionist Harriet Tubman, mark this key role in the area’s history. ...
Jordan in 1850, it was part of the Underground Railroad and now offers tours where visitors can learn more about its rich history and impact on Central Iowa. Speaking of historic landmarks, the Val Air Ballroom opened in 1918 as an open-air dance hall, and now the 2,500-seat venue is...
that lies between Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak, the pristine state park contains countless cliffs, boulders and woods. It is this rough and rugged terrain that made it perfect for smugglers moving goods and livestock through the region and fugitive slaves escaping along the Underground Railroad....
Look, also, for the grave of John W. Jones. Jones was an escaped slave from Virginia who, it was believed, helped 800 enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad. He reconnected with his wife in Elmira. The community was so welcoming, that they appointed him Sexton of this gr...
to take, and we also were able to get a nice early start on our history studies last year (starting in July). After we completed my original plans through 1850, we did a unit on Slavery and the Underground Railroad and a unit on the Civil War (I never managed to write blog posts ...
Opened in 2004, its displays mainly focus on the Underground Railroad—a network of secret routes and safe houses that escaping slaves used as they made their bid for freedom. Aside from hearing harrowing stories, you’ll also see a slave pen and learn about modern movements for civil rights...