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The First Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad for many of us symbolizes the journey African slaves went on in the name of freedom. But, contrary to popular belief, the first path wasn’t south to north. Instead, it was north to south.
Within the United States
Crash Course
Escape was one of the many ways that enslaved people resisted their captivity in the system of American slavery. The Underground Railroad was not literally a railroad. It was a network of people, routes, and safe houses that helped people escape from slavery in the south to freedom in the north. Today we'll talk about the origins of the Underground Railroad, the systems that helped people escape, and the people who helped along the route.
- Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register Travel Itinerary (Underground Railroad)
- Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad
- Actions Involving Fugitive Slaves
- Annals of Quindaro: A Kansas Ghost Town
- Anti-Slavery Sewing Society
- Breaking The Chains
- Eleutherian College Classroom and Chapel Building (Underground Railroad)
- Escape to Freedom
- First Baptist Church: Nickens Heritage Center (Chillicothe, OH)
- Freedom Center Voices
- Freedom Crossing: The Underground Home
- From Slavery to Freedom
- Harriet Tubman Historical Society
- Harriet: The Moses of Her People
- Henry David Thoreau, Environmentalist and Abolitionist
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Heroes: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- John P. Parker House (Underground Railroad)
- John Rankin House (Underground Railroad)
- Journal C of Station No. 2 of the Underground Railroad, Agent William Still, 1852-1857
- Kelton House (Underground Railroad)
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (Underground Railroad)
- Network to Freedom (Underground Railroad) Ohio River National Freedom Corridor
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Old Quindaro Museum and Information Center, Inc.
- Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad
- Quindaro, Kansas – A Free-State Black Town
- Second Baptist Church (Underground Railroad)
- Slavery and Underground Railroad Resources (Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission)
- Slavery, Anti-Slavery and the Underground Railroad in Centre County, Pennsylvania (article)
- Smith Underground Railroad Station
- Tracks to Freedom: The Inspiring Story of the Underground Railroad
- Tubman African American Museum
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Uncovering William Still’s Underground Railroad
- Underground Railroad - Journey to Freedom Was Risky for Slaves and Guides (Loudoun County, VA)
- Underground Railroad in Buffalo, New York
- Underground Railroad in Ohio
- Underground Railroad in Southern Ohio
- Underground Railroad Museum
- Underground Railroad Sites in Indiana
- Underground Railroad Stations
- Underground Railroad Workers in Southeastern Ohio
- Underground Railroad: Journey to Freedom Educator Guide
- The Underground Railroad of Western New York
- Halifax County
- Second Baptist Church
The Escape to Canada
Railroad Ties
Six descendants of fugitive slaves and abolitionists come together in Brooklyn to discover more about their lineage. Documenting each person learning about their ancestors, and featuring renowned historian, Henry Louis Gates Jr., the film interweaves powerful personal moments with contextual historical anecdotes.
The Escape to Mexico
Dangerous Escapes to Spanish Territory
Archaeologists and historians use cutting-edge technology to investigate and explore some of the biggest mysteries surrounding the Underground Railroad, a secret network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.
Your Local Underground Railroad information in your Area
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The Real Uncle Tom - Josiah Henson
Redeeming Uncle Tom, narrated by acclaimed actor Danny Glover, is a ground-breaking documentary that will restore a hero of the abolitionist movement to his rightful place in history. Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds and brutal oppression to escape from slavery. His life inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the classic novel which has been recognized as one of the sparks that ignited the Civil War.
Slavery Abolitionist Movement
- "I Will Be Heard" Abolitionism in America (Cornell University)
- Abolition of Slavery
- Abolition of the Slave Trade
- Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad
- Abolitionists
- Frederick Douglass: American Abolitionist
- Friend of Man (Anti-slavery newspaper)
- Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition
- History Now: Abolition
- Pennsylvania Abolition Society Papers
- Post Family Papers Project (Civic activism including Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman)
- Slave Narratives and Protest Pamphlets
- Slavery, Anti-Slavery and the Underground Railroad in Centre County, Pennsylvania (article)