The Underground Railroad was known for helping many enslaved people escape to freedom. It consisted of a network of people ...

An important stop of the underground railroad was right here in the Midstate. William Goodridge, the station master of the Goodridge Freedom Center, was a black man ...

an important stop on the Underground Railroad that smuggled fugitive slaves to Canada,” according to Garfield’s book. 'Youth can see themselves':Black history mural drawn by students to be ...

Railroads built much of Massachusetts and still provide employment to its citizens, including workers at CRRC in East Springfield, building subway cars under a reinvigorated ...

An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

Join UMass Lowell history Professor Robert Forrant for a brief talk about the role of St. Anne’s Church in Lowell in the anti-slavery movement and the Underground Railroad (which included ...

“As we celebrate Black History Month, we must not forget those who fought for their own freedom, risking their lives to travel the Underground Railroad North. We must also remember those who fought ...

From rousing speeches to gun battles, the Pittsburgh region has seen some of the most notable moments in U.S. labor history. Will Washington’s policy shifts write a new chapter?

The Susquehanna Valley played a pivotal role in the fight for freedom for hundreds of slaves, but an important piece of that ...

Wheat production grew as new railroads connected farms and markets. In between 1875 and 1890, bonanza farms, as they were called, were created especially in the Red River Valley. They were funded by ...