Black Church That Stood on Rutgers-Newark Property Designated National Historic Site for Ties to Underground Railroad
April 08, 2022
April 08, 2022
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 8 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
Once a center for some of Newark's earliest Black activists, a 19th-century church that stood on Rutgers University--Newark property been designated a historic site by the National Park Service for its links to the Underground Railroad. It is one of the first sites in Northern New Jersey to receive that designation.
The Plane Street Colored Church was accepted to the park service's Na . . .
Once a center for some of Newark's earliest Black activists, a 19th-century church that stood on Rutgers University--Newark property been designated a historic site by the National Park Service for its links to the Underground Railroad. It is one of the first sites in Northern New Jersey to receive that designation.
The Plane Street Colored Church was accepted to the park service's Na . . .