What are the challenges of interpreting the motivations and actions of individuals who lived in a very different historical context?

This article is from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina edited by William S. Powell. Copyright © 2006 by the University of North Carolina Press. Feb 14, 2020 ... Battle Creek was an important waystation on the Underground Railroad. You can find a monument commemorating this history near the WK Kellogg House park. Jun 19, 2023 ... We will walk in the footsteps of former enslaved people, but not as an historical remembrance. Their moment in time will be our moment—the ... Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery as early as the 16th century, and many of their escapes were unaided; however, a network of safe ... William and Frances Seward devoted themselves to reform and social justice causes, especially the abolition of slavery. Jul 29, 2004 ... In order to commemorate the Underground Railroad, and memorialize those who used its networks of friends to find their freedom, legislation has ... This Act may be cited as the ''National Underground Railroad. Network to Freedom Act of 1998''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds ... There are still several historical sites in Detroit where you can literally stand in the spaces where escaped slaves persevered to reach freedom. Our Rescue fights against sex trafficking and sexual exploitation around the globe. Our work has no boundaries—we go to the darkest corners of the world. A journey through the real story of the Black Abolitionist movement and celebrate the thousands of unsung, everyday heroes who worked to move our country ...