The museum in the basement of First Congregational Church of Detroit gives visitors a look at how slaves escaped North to ...

Detroit (code name “Midnight”) and Windsor, Ontario, are rich in Underground Railroad history. Some of the most notable sites ...

The DT&I was formed in 1905 with the combination of the Detroit Southern and Ohio Southern railroads. In 1920, automobile tycoon Henry Ford acquired the road, popularly to ensure a new River Rouge ...

Jamon Jordan, Detroit's first official historian, teaches and retells the stories of Detroit's Black community.

Two thousand people were at the dinner The room was most splendidly decorated, and bands discoursed eloqnent music. The Mayor of Detroit presided. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

“This trip is using lessons from the Underground Railroad to teach humanity,” says Walker, who has been leading tours for Footsteps to Freedom since it was founded 28 years ago by Cheryl and Hardy ...

Tracey-[sic],-Minn., engine of the South Dakota division, Detroit-Publishing Co., Published between-1880 and 1930. In 1853 when Carnegie joined the Pennsylvania Railroad, trains carried a sense of ...

Join us for “Freedom Frontier: Detroit Stories of Abolition and the Underground Railroad” to hear inspiring tales of bravery and resistance ...

The free celebration, in honor of Black History Month, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. February 21 at First Reformed Church.