CHICAGO â 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.'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.
'This church was founded in 1847, which is 16 years before the emancipation proclamation, which is 18 years before Juneteenth is enacted. That shows that even though we weren't a southern state or a confederate state, we played a role in advocating black folks to be free,' Crim said.
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