Despite being born and raised in the slave state of North Carolina, Coffin was an adamant opponent of slavery. In 1826 he and his wife welcomed to their home and aided their first fugitives.

The agency's "What is the Underground Railroad" webpage now appears with a picture and quote from Tubman, the formerly enslaved woman who led dozens of enslaved people to freedom in the North.

North Carolina Emergency Management said the deadline is approaching for businesses affected by Helene to apply for a loan. Officials said three studetns were killed and one person was hurt after ...

After she fled north to freedom, she became one of the chief organizers of the underground railroad. "There are two things I had a right to - liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would ...

(The Hill) — The National Parks Service (NPS) has removed a reference to abolitionist Harriet Tubman from its webpage dedicated to the Underground Railroad. For years, the Parks’ page on the ...

He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and previously managed the network infrastructure for the North Carolina Department of Correction.

FILE - A previously unknown portrait, circe 1868, of abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman is unveiled at The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and ...