Despite New York City's rather pro-slavery stance, over two dozen sites were instrumental in the Underground Railroad movement.
Discover the many sites and landmarks in New York City that have and continue to play an important role in Black history!
Here are our top 10 secrets of Bedford-Stuyvesant, from the birth of the Teddy Bear to a secret Armenian pop-up restaurant.
Amid the bustle of Harlem, a Harriet Tubman memorial stands in celebration of the courage, commitment and compassion of the
A historic house in Washington Heights that once belonged to abolitionist Dennis Harris might be demolished and replaced by a
227 Duffield Street on Abolitionist Place in Brooklyn is finally landmarked, marking nearly two decades of activism to save the Underground Railroad home.
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.