When WGN America’s drama “Underground” debuted last winter, it seemed like a cultural outlier. Stories from the Underground Railroad had long been relegated to nonfiction or the broad and simplistic ...

A historical feature about the Underground Railroad. A historical feature about the Underground Railroad and the important role Kansas played in the efforts to help enslaved African Americans in their ...

HARRIET TUBMAN & THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD is back by popular demand! Our most requested play returns to the Family Series ...

Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts ...

It’s only been four years since Barry Jenkins emphatically put his stamp on Hollywood with “Moonlight,” and now he’s putting his stamp on the world of television with the Amazon series “The ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force on Tuesday presented its ongoing findings on the important role Illinois played in the history of helping slaves reach freedom. The ...

Local keepers of the history of the Underground Railroad in the Chicago area and south suburbs are applauding progress of state legislation to create a statewide commission devoted to the subject.

After federal grant terminations in the spring, arts and culture organizations are navigating a new normal of tighter budgets, paused projects and fundraising.

No aspect of American history has been more saturated with myth than the Underground Railroad. Television viewers have been mesmerized, and perhaps shocked, by the 10-part series “The Underground ...

Thuso Mbedu stars as Cora Randall on Amazon's The Underground Railroad Thuso Mbedu is taking on a big responsibility in telling an important story — and she's ready for the challenge. In this week's ...

These inns feature traces of the routes of runaway slaves. Slaves would hide on the third floor of the Fairfield Inn after crawling through openings and trap doors. — -- Just in time for Black ...

Owensboro artist Mattie Jones was initially tasked to help create an Underground Railroad quilt for a program to held by the ...