Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Park Service has added 16 new listings to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom across 11 states, joining 700 sites, facilities and programs already in the network. They all provide insight into the diverse experiences of freedom seekers who bravely escaped slavery and those who assisted…
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South’s Slavery Legacy in U.S. Future — Church and State Not Separate, Shacked Up
By David Underhill â MOBILE, Ala â âHe was his slave.â The man was casually describing the connection between a relative and âan old black manâ who worked on an extended-family tract outside the city. They rode around together in the relative’s truck doing chores, he said, and the âslaveâ was allowed to live in…