Enslaved Africans with dreams of being free found safety in the heart of NYC. To the naked eye, the 4-story brick row house on East Fourth Street is just another of the 19th-century buildings on a ...

While the NYC Merchant House is famous for its grandiose nature, the truth lying underneath the ground floor is a more humbling representation of Black American history.

The ‘This Is Us’ alum previously revealed her nearly-completed home was partially destroyed in the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in January 2025 ...

The Underground Railroad was a large movement in North America consisting of several individuals who worked together to aid enslaved men and women in their escape from their captors. The freedom ...

The museum's staff have discovered a new historic remnant within its walls, a safe house used to protect and hide people escaping slavery.