CBS News: Rev. Al Sharpton joins NYC museum's call to stop next-door construction after Underground Railroad discovery
The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on New York City to help protect the Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan after a recent discovery revealed connections to the Underground Railroad. He and other local ...
Rev. Al Sharpton joins NYC museum's call to stop next-door construction after Underground Railroad discovery
NEW YORK -- A hidden chapter of history that was quietly waiting in plain sight has just been uncovered in New York City, concealed behind a second-floor dresser at the Merchant's House Museum.
New York Daily News: NYC’s 1832 Merchant’s House can’t be put at risk
How is it possible that New York could let its most fragile and rare three-story Greek Revival house museum be permanently damaged by a new adjacent nine-story office building? How is it possible that ...
MSN: Antique dresser inside NYC museum reveals secret stop on the Underground Railroad
The Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan, a home built in 1832 by Joseph Brewster, has always been part of New York City's rich history. On Tuesday, Spectrum News NY1 officially reported that the ...
Antique dresser inside NYC museum reveals secret stop on the Underground Railroad
A CHRISTMAS CAROL at the MERCHANT’S HOUSE, Charles Dickens in New York, 1867, is presented online by Summoners Ensemble Theatre in association with the Merchant’s House Museum. Performances were ...
6abc News: Part of Underground Railroad found in closet of New York City museum
Part of Underground Railroad found in closet of New York City museum
New York Post: NYC Underground Railroad site endangered by proposed tower next door: advocates