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Underground Railroad Stop In Downtown Chicago Used To Be Home To A Church
"This spot, where it used to be a church, was actually used as an Underground Railroad in Chicago before they relocated," said Ernest Crim.
June 11, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) — An important Juneteenth history lesson took place in the Chicago Loop, a key role in freeing slaves, and hundreds walk past the Monadnock building in the Loop every day, not realizing it was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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"This spot, where it used to be a church, was actually used as an Underground Railroad in Chicago before they relocated.
Ernest Crim III is talking about Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, which is now located in Bronzeville. But in the mid-1800s, it was located near Jackson and Clark until the Chicago Fire destroyed it.
