Slave Stampedes on the Southern Borderlands, National Park Service Network to Freedom // House Divided Project at Dickinson College

Slave Stampedes on the Southern Borderlands National Park Service Network to Freedom // House Divided Project at Dickinson College

StoryMapJS: 1849 St. Louis Stampede

Freedom seekers escape from Virginia in 1864, as sketched by Edwin Forbes. ( Slavery Images)

Dickinson College officially renames residence hall and gateway after former slaves

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Formerly enslaved people made an impact at Dickinson College. The school is now honoring their names

Formerly enslaved people made an impact at Dickinson College. The school is now honoring their names

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary Deb Haaland Announce New Listings in Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program

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Dickinson College should purge the names of unrepentant slaveholders from its campus, new report urges

Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation

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In 1841, three Illinois abolitionists were captured trying to help enslaved Missourians to freedom. More than a decade later, slaveholding residents still suspected white abolitionists were aiding runaways.