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William Lambert was a significant figure in Detroit's abolitionist movement during the mid to late 19th century.
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DER Weekends: Remembering Detroit abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero William Lambert

Sascha Raiyn May 11, 2024

On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET’s Bre'Anna Tinsley spoke with Kimberly Simmons of the Detroit River...

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“The Gateway to Freedom,” an international monument to the Underground Railroad by artist Ed Dwight, sits along the bank of the Detroit River in Detroit.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Forgotten tales of the Underground Railroad

Detroit Today October 12, 2023

The City of Detroit, with its close proximity to Canada — where slavery was abolished in 1833 — played a...

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