What were the long-term social, economic, and political consequences of the Underground Railroad for the United States and Canada?

Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, has been designated a "Freedom Station" by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Knox joins a nationwide ... This article is from the Encyclopedia of North Carolina edited by William S. Powell. Copyright © 2006 by the University of North Carolina Press. Feb 22, 2025 ... Sat, February 22 • 2:00 pm ... Come visit Sand Ridge Nature Center to learn more about the Underground Railroad that existed in the Calumet Region ... In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and ... 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 ... Jan 20, 2023 ... In September 1860, a Black teenager ran away from slavery in Olympia, Washington Territory. An African-Canadian network helped him flee to ... Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force ... The mission of the Underground Railroad Task Force is to develop a statewide plan to connect existing local projects ... Underground Railroad Sculpture ... The sculpture commemorating Oberlin participation in the Underground Railroad. ... This environmental sculpture commemorates ... Apr 12, 2025 ... Underground Railroad, in the United States, a system existing in the Northern states before the Civil War by which escaped slaves from the South ... This three-week institute will bring together 25 middle and high school teachers to study the beginnings of the abolitionist movement and the Underground ...