Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has plenty of secrets to explore, such as the fascinating history of its Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument.
A historic house in Washington Heights that once belonged to abolitionist Dennis Harris might be demolished and replaced by a
Dyckman. Stuyvesant. John Jay. They are some of the most recognizable names in New York City, gracing streets, parks, schools
Historic Weeksville in Brooklyn For the last few hundred years, New York City has been one of the country’s epicenters
On the road to Lake Placid, New York you’ll start to see historical signs making where the pre-Civil War abolitionist
227 Duffield Street is the last of a series of rowhouses people believe were part of the Underground Railroad network in Brooklyn. It is facing imminent demolition, to the chagrin of locals and officials.
The Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights, on the site of one of the largest free-black communities pre-Civil War is raising funds to keep the doors open.
On the occasion of the month of his birth in 1818, let’s follow Frederick Douglass in NYC. Douglass escaped from slavery in Maryland and headed to Manhattan.
New York City was a hotbed of social activism in the 19th century; it hosted a major segment of the Underground Railroad and was a major rallying point for prominent abolitionists of the day.