TOPEKA, Kan. — A house that was part of the Underground Railroad has been dedicated as an official site along a new Kansas trail linking historical places related to African-American history. The Kansas African American History Trail officially opened last month as a partnership of 18 historic sites across Kansas, including Topeka’s Brown v. Board of Education historic site. On Sunday, the Shawnee County Historical Society officially added the Ritchie House during a dedication in Topeka, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported . The event allowed visitors to explore the historic home where John and Mary Jane Ritchie helped escaped slaves flee to Nebraska. “So this site not only honours the Ritchies, but actually honours all of those people.”Other sites along the trail include Nicodemus, a community in northern Kansas established by African Americans following the Civil War, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

Source: National Post October 30, 2017 18:00 UTC