Politics - Feb. 20, 2008
Black History Month
It's February and that means it's Black History Month! This event, celebrated annually in the U.S. and the U.K., was founded in 1926 by an African-American historian Carter G. Woodson.
Tags: black history month, black american, carter g woodson, fifteenth amendment, us constitution, right to vote, civil war, racism, slavery, naacp

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 3, 2007
"Finding Freedom" trails runaway slave Joshua Glover
Read Ruby West Jackson and Walter T. McDonald's book "Finding Freedom: The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Runaway Slave," and you'll immediately recognize the significance of the intersection of Glover and Booth Streets.
Tags: joshua glover, sherman booth, ruby west jackson, walter t. mcdonald, whs, historical society, finding freedom, underground railroad, racine, slavery, abolition

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 8, 2006
BURSPUR provided route to freedom
You can almost see the people, traveling the Underground Railroad route, in their escape from slavery to freedom. The Burlington, Rochester and Spring Prairie Underground Railroad (BURSPUR) trail in Racine and Walworth Counties was taken by hundreds of freedom seekers.
Tags: Burlington, Racine, slavery, Underground Railroad, Civil War, Rochester, Goodnow, Mormon, Olin, Joshua Glover