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An Adrian native who worked as a legislative aide and two college students are the recipients of the 2022 Lenawee County Martin Luther King Jr. awards.

Uncovering Texas’ Underground Railroad The history is only now coming to light Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. Texas historians are ramping up a new effort to document freedom seekers who escaped through Texas. That pathway was probably less organized than the network Tubman knew, historians say.(ABRAMS BOOKS - NYT) 2:00 AM on Jul 4, 2021 CDT It may seem odd to talk abo...

Film documents history of Underground Railroad in South Texas The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program and the Organization of American Historians will host a virtual public open house on Thursday to conclude a scholars’ roundtable examining the Underground Railroad in Texas and the southern borderlands. You can view a livestream of the event in the video player above starting at 6 p.m. The Underground Railroad -- the resistance to enslavement thr...

WORCESTER — Montgomery County Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites announced that Peter Wentz Farmstead will offer special Juneteenth tours on Saturday, June 19, to share the story of Jack, an

WHYY By The location of the sawmill at Peter Wentz Farmstead, where Jack the runaway slave likely worked, can be identified by exposed stones under the sod behind the farmhouse. (Emma Lee/WHYY) The historic Peter Wentz Farmstead in Montgomery County has been selected by the National Park Service for recognition as a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site. The Worcester Township property will join more than 680 other places in the network database. “The recognition of historic a...

NORRISTOWN, PA – Montgomery County Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites announced today that Peter Wentz Farmstead has been officially recognized by the National Parks Service (NPS) as a National Underground

If he ever imagined that at all. His drop-ins at places where people are rolling up their sleeves for a jab of protection have become a particular focus for Emhoff as he begins to shape his groundbreaking role as SGOTUS — the first “second gentleman of the United States.” It’s a sharp pivot from his past work as an entertainment lawyer. “These shots, they work. They’re painless,” Emhoff told Bishnu Subedi, a 28-year-old recent arrival to the U.S. from Nepal, who was getting her fi...

Updated: April 29, 2021 16:56 IST For the first time, a man is taking on the more traditional spousal role of administration cheerleader — not policy maker — and supporter and confidant of the vice president. Share Article AAA Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden stand as President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.   | Photo Credit: AP For the first time, a ma...

Darlene Superville Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, applauds as first lady Jill Biden waves as President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) April 28, 2021 - 9:25 PM WASHINGTON - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice-President Kamala Harris, has probably toured more COVID-19 vaccination centres than he ever ima...

Doug Emhoff made a sharp pivot to become the first second gentleman of the United States.