Historical fiction connects past and present, providing lessons on courage and resilience while captivating readers with ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

For February, also known as Black History Month, we visited the Belpre Historical Society to see the Underground Railroad Exhibit.

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

When visitors enter the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, Ohio, their first question is ‘Was this a stop on the Underground Railroad?’ The somewhat ...

Just 25 years into the 21st century, the folks at The New York Times Book Review are recognizing some of their favorite titles.

In Nickel Boys, filmmaker and artist RaMell Ross has created one of the most surprising awards season movies for some years.

Based on the novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys follows the story of Elwood Curtis, a black teenager unjustly convicted ...

Works by Black artists on how labor influenced Black history and culture, curated by Faith Evans; reception 3-5 p.m. Feb. 16; ...

Our Friends of the Litchfield Public Library group is always looking for ways to help the library. Recently, they received a donation from Joe and Nancy Paddock of 10 copies of Nancy’s ...