The Underground Railroad and the National Register of Historic Places: Historical Importance vs. Architectural Integrity

"In the past twenty-five years, Americans have demonstrated an avid interest in African-American history. As part of this interest, they have renewed their concern with the underground railroad (UGRR). In 1990, for example, Congress created a national Underground Railroad Advisory Committee. In November 1997, the New York State legislature passed a Freedom Trail Act, making New York the first state in the nation to do so. And in 1998, Congress passed the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act."

Wellman, Judith. "The Underground Railroad and the National Register of Historic Places: Historical importance vs. Architectural integrity," The Public Historian, Vol 24, No 1, (Winter 2002) 11–30.