The Underground Railroad

What Was
The Underground Railroad?

Description Timelines and Maps People Books Teacher Resources

The Underground Railroad from The National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html

        PBS - Judgment Day - The Underground Railroad
                    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/narrative.html
                    Teacher's Guide for PBS Judgment Day
                    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/tguide/4index.html

        The Underground Railroad from the National Park Service
              http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/

              Historic Context from the National Park Service
                   http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ugrr/exuggr2.htm

Our Shared History - African American Heritage
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/ugrr/ugrr.htm

The Underground Railroad from the History Channel
http://www.history.com/

          National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
              http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/
                  Timeline - http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/history/timeline/
                      Places - http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/history/routes/
                  People - http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/history/people/

         Virtual Underground Railroad Quilt from students in Mr. Leahy's class
              http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ugrr/

         Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad by a second grade class
              http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html

PBS - The Time of the Lincolns - The Underground Railroad
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/slavery/es_underground.html

Maryland and the Pathways to Freedom
http://pathways.thinkport.org/flash_home.cfm

Maps:

     Map of Underground Railroad sites in the United States List of sites
          Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad
        National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/map.html

          Interactive Map - http://eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u6/index.html

       Underground Railroad in New York
          http://www.nyhistory.com/ugrr/
          http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/ugrrMAPS.html

People:

Index of people connected with The Underground Railroad

John Brown
Levi and Catherine Coffin
Frederick Douglass - Autobiography
The Rev. Thomas Paul - His Family
Dred Scott
William Still
Harriet Tubman - more info - more - more info

  Women of the Underground Railroad
     http://www.nps.gov/wori/archives/ugrrexhibit.htm

  Abolition Quilts and the Underground Railroad
     http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting_history/abolitionist.htm

Books for Kids:

        Book List for children 9-12 http://pathways.thinkport.org/parents/books2.cfm
       Book List for Young Adults http://pathways.thinkport.org/parents/books3.cfm
       Book List for children 4-8 http://pathways.thinkport.org/parents/books.cfm

Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass. New York: Holiday House, 1993.
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman. New York: Holiday House, 1993.
Ayres, Katherine. North By Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad.
Beatty, Patricia. Jayhawker. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991.
Bial, Raymond. The Underground Railroad. 1999.
Buckmaster, Henrietta. Flight to Freedom: The Story of the Underground Railroad.
Davis, Ossie. Escape to Freedom: A Play about Young Frederick Douglass.
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad. HarperCollins, 1997.
Hamilton, Virginia. Many Thousand Gone: African-Americans from Slavery to Freedom. New York:
                Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Hamilton, Virginia. Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave.
                New York: A.A. Knopf, 1988.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Hopkinson, Deborah. Under the Quilt of Night. New York: Atheneum,
Lasky, Katherine. True North: A Novel of the Underground Railroad. Blue Sky Press, 1996.
Levine, Ellen. If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad.
McGovern, Ann. 'Wanted Dead or Alive': the True Story of Harriet Tubman.
Monfredo, Miriam Grace. North Star Conspiracy. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1995.
Munjo, F.N. The Drinking Gourd. NY: HarperCollins, 1993
Petry, Ann. Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad. 1996
Rappaport, Doreen. Escape From Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom.
Ringgold, Faith. Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. New York:
             Crown Publishers, 1992.
Russell, Sharman Apt. Frederick Douglass. New York, Chelsea House Publishers, 1988.
Sterling, Dorothy. Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman. Scholastic, 1987.
Taylor, Marian. Harriet Tubman. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1991.
Tobin, Jacqueline. Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad.
              New York:Doubleday, 1999.
Winter, Jeannette. Follow the Drinking Gourd. New York:: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.
Wisehart, Randall. A Winding Road to Freedom. Friends United Press
Wright, Courtni Crump. Journey to Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad.
          New York: Holiday House, 1994.

Lessons and Units for Teachers:

Lesson Plan about Underground Railroad
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4166.html

Lesson Plan about Underground Railroad
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/UndergroundRailroad.shtml

PBS Teacher's Guide to accompany the PBS site above
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/tguide/4index.html

          Study Guides and information from the History Channel
            http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/admin/study_guide/archives/thc_guide.0296.html
              http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/admin/study_guide/archives/thc_guide.0102.html
              http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/admin/study_guide/archives/thc_guide.0101.html
              http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/admin/study_guide/archives/thc_guide.0333.html

          National Park Service - Underground Railroad - Special Resource Study
               http://www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm

        Civil War Unit
            http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/MonsonUnits/CydFar/civilwar.htm

  Harriet Tubman mini unit - Gr. 4-5
      http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/units/Byrnes-famous/tubman.html

Conducting Underground Railroad Research
      http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/archive99/week5/

Resources about the Underground Railroad for Teachers
http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/greenway/leahy/ugrr/resource.htm

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Sweet_Clara.html

         Quilts of the Underground Railroad
             http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/units/Byrnes-S2000/TaraTimothy/slavequilt.htm

         Educator's Guide to Follow the Drinking Gourd
             http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/planetarium/ftdg1.htm

Webquests for the Classroom:

        Underground Railroad Webquest
             http://web.archive.org/web/20040409132349/http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq50/ugrrwbst.htm

           Get On Board!
             http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/middle/SocialScience/UndergroundRR/mywebquest.htm

           Traveling on the Underground Railroad - A short webquest
              http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/smadelinewhite/home.htm

            The Underground Railroad WebQuest -
              http://www.edci.purdue.edu/vanfossen/ugrr.html

The midi for this page comes from Barry Taylor - http://www.contemplator.com/america/gourd.html
Graphic from http://www.yorku.ca/nhp/seminars/Images/harriet.jpg

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      This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
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