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If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge from slave catchers on their way to a life out of bondage. “What came to be called the Underground Railroad were the networks of assistance that emerged in response to the reality that freedom seekers ...

Here, in no particular order, are just a few of history’s most influential tomes—and how they made humanity look at things in a new light.

African American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech on this day in history, May 29, 1851, in Akron, Ohio.

Sculptor. Builder. Writer. Kite flyer. Born Jan van Boxtel on June 21, 1930, in Goirle, Netherlands; died Oct. 1, 2022, in Napanee, Ont., of heart failure; aged 92

This is the second phase of an ongoing preservation project at the site.