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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'If I Had Just Two Wings' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"If I Had Just Two Wings", an historical novel by Virginia Frances Schwartz, follows the journey of some slaves as they flee to Canada along the Underground Railroad. This teacher's guide includes detailed chapter summaries and project...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: 300 Women Who Changed History: Harriet Tubman
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), an escaped slave from Maryland who later became one of the Underground Railroad's most famous "Conductors."
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Slavery Today
Resource draws attention to contemporary slavery of the 21st Century. Contemporary slavery includes human traficking and forced labor.
Curated OER
Pbs Video: Underground Railroad: William Still
Portrait of William Still, a director in the Underground Railroad.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Road to Freedom
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart takes students on a virtual trip on the Underground Railroad and introduces them to some important people who acted as conductors. It discusses how quilts were created with secret codes...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Harriet Tubman Web Hunt: Leading the Way to Freedom
A "web hunt" activity where students answer questions about Harriet Tubman and her experience on the underground railroad. Activity includes questions and internet links to find the answers to the questions.
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Life of Frederick Douglass
This site provides a brief biography of the life of Frederick Douglass. The site also contains links to the Underground Railroad, Women's Rights National Historical Park and other related sites.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: African Heritage: Fighting for Freedom
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart aims to help students understand the role the Underground Railroad played in leading people out of slavery in the United States, particularly before the Civil War.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Henry's Freedom Box
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Harriet Tubman for Kids
Kids learn about the biography of Harriet Tubman, the leader in the Underground Railroad who led many slaves to freedom on this website.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Road to Freedom Through Research and Historical Fiction
Learners learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad. This is a lengthy unit of four lessons that spans thirty activity periods where students examine characteristics of...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Detective Allan Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton saved Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt, started the United States Secret Service and helped slaves seek freedom via the Underground Railroad. Learn about his early life in Scotland and view a photograph of...
Curated OER
National Park Service: The American Civil War: African Americans
An overview of African American's contributions during the Civil War. Presents the history, contributions, and information on the Underground Railroad.
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Margaret Garner
Brief biographical note on the story of Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave woman who chose to kill her own daughter rather than permit her be returned to slavery.
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House Divided Project: Letters and Diaries: Thomas Garrett to William Still #3
Transcript of an original letter written from Thomas Garrett to fellow abolitionist William Still regarding particular routes of the Underground Railroad.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia Antebellum (1800 1860) [Pdf]
From 1800-1860, America went through rapid growth and development. View this slideshow to see pictures, charts, maps,primary source documents and a detailed timeline of Virginia during the Antebellum Era.
Bryn Mawr College
Quakers and Slavery: Thomas Garrett
The inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Simeon Halliday, meet Thomas Garrett, famous abolitionist and humanitarian whose life was dedicated to serving and saving the enslaved. Links to related primary sources regarding Garrett.
Digital History
Digital History: Radical Reform and Antislavery
Find a comprehensive history of the anti-slavery movement and how it fit into the larger reform movements of the first half of the 19th century.
University of Virginia
Virginia Center for Digital History: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia
A digital collection of advertisements for runaway and captured slaves in the period before the American Civil War. In addition, there are historical documents related to slavery. Gives the option of browsing or doing a detailed search....
York University
York University: African Canadian Online: Aspects of African Canadian Culture
Presents profiles of significant African Canadians including humanitarians, politicians, pioneers, professionals, and athletes. Also looks at the people involved in the renowned Caribana festival held each summer in Toronto, and its...
Library of Congress
Loc: African American Sites in the Digital Collections
American Memory, online exhibits and other areas of the Library's Web site provide a broad range of digitized materials pertaining to the African American experience.
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House Divided Project: Letters and Diaries: Thomas Garrett to William Still #4
Transcript of an original letter written from Thomas Garrett to fellow abolitionist William Still inquiring about Harriet Tubman's whereabouts on her journey to freedom.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: The American Civil War in Virginia [Pdf]
The state of Virginia played a pivotal role in the Civil War. Trace the war from the beginning to the battles in Virginia, and to Lee's surrender through this comprehensive slideshow. Included are charts, maps and actual photography from...
University of Michigan
Making of America: Reminiscences of Levi Coffin
University of Michigan presents a digitization of "Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, "Coffin's memoirs. Simple, boolean, and proximity searching within the text is possible.