/tags/underground-railroad Underground Railroad en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:43:11 GMT /news/2020-09-17/historic-home-with-possible-ties-to-underground-railroad-facing-demolition Raul and Sandra Torres of High Point wanted to give themselves a retirement gift back in December 2019, so they purchased the Mendenhall-Blair House, a… Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:43:11 GMT /news/2020-09-17/historic-home-with-possible-ties-to-underground-railroad-facing-demolition Naomi P. Brown /race-demographics/2020-01-05/guilford-countys-own-underground-railroad The term “Underground Railroad” evokes the image of the legendary Harriet Tubman engineering daring escapes in a false-bottomed carriage or slaves… Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:55:11 GMT /race-demographics/2020-01-05/guilford-countys-own-underground-railroad Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-05/guilford-countys-own-underground-railroad The term “Underground Railroad” evokes the image of the legendary Harriet Tubman engineering daring escapes in a false-bottomed carriage or slaves… Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:55:11 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-05/guilford-countys-own-underground-railroad Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /military/2016-04-13/stories-from-the-homefront-the-civil-war-in-the-tar-heel-state The story of the American Civil War is often told through famous battles and important generals. But that narrative doesn’t accurately represent North… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:20:47 GMT /military/2016-04-13/stories-from-the-homefront-the-civil-war-in-the-tar-heel-state Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-04-13/stories-from-the-homefront-the-civil-war-in-the-tar-heel-state The story of the American Civil War is often told through famous battles and important generals. But that narrative doesn’t accurately represent North… Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:20:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-04-13/stories-from-the-homefront-the-civil-war-in-the-tar-heel-state Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /2014-12-28/fleeing-to-dismal-swamp-slaves-and-outcasts-found-freedom Most Americans know about the Underground Railroad, which allowed Southern slaves to escape to the North. But some slaves stayed in the South, hidden in a place where they could resist enslavement. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:18:00 GMT /2014-12-28/fleeing-to-dismal-swamp-slaves-and-outcasts-found-freedom Sandy Hausman /arts-culture/2011-04-11/eastern-nc-house-to-become-black-history-museum The owners of a historic house in eastern North Carolina are donating it for use as an African-American history museum. The Picot-Armistead-Pettiford… Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:35:00 GMT /arts-culture/2011-04-11/eastern-nc-house-to-become-black-history-museum Will Michaels