Voices Underground

We are a team of scholars, artists, and activists specializing in African American history and driven by the conviction that true, transformative, and ongoing storytelling is foundational to the work of racial healing. Our Mission is to promote racial healing by elevating the story of the Underground Railroad through scholarly research, creative experiences, and historical memorialization. The Underground Railroad—one of America’s earliest Civil Rights Movements—is a foundational story in the struggle for African American liberation. Its story offers a singular opportunity not only to shed light on America’s painful racial wounds, but also—through its distinctive emphasis on cross-border collaboration—to give insights on what healing those wounds will require of each of us.