Surf these sites: A Bittersweet Journey on the Underground Railroad -- When historian Anthony Cohen set out to retrace a route along the legendary Underground Railroad, he recovered a piece of the American past. A Secret Pathway -- The Underground Railroad was a secret pathway organized by abolitionists--many of them free blacks and Quakers. Its purpose was to help runaway slaves escape to freedom in the North or in Canada. History of the Underground Railroad -- The Underground Railroad was perhaps the most dramatic protest action against slavery in United States history. The operations of clandestine escape networks began in the 1500s, and was later connected with organized abolitionist activity of the 1800s. Horane Smith -- The author of Lover''s Leap and Underground to Freedom discusses his recent works. Lots of traffic on Underground Railroad -- Abolitionist John Brown frequently used Iowa stops to and from skirmishes in Missouri and Kansas. He spent the entire winter of 1857-58 at a tavern in West Branch and trained nine men at Tabor prior to the Harpers Ferry raid in October 1859. Michigan Historical Museum -- Before the war many Michigan citizens helped slaves escape from the South, via the Underground Railroad, a secret, often informal, organization of safe hiding places and people willing to provide transportation between them. North Carolina''s Underground Railroad -- Some 50,000 North Carolinians left the state and moved to Ohio or Indiana in protest to slavery during the thirty years before the Civil War is not widely known. As the frustration with more restrictive and harsh laws over slaves and slave owning were passed, some Quakers, like Levi Coffin, began to illegally assist escaping slaves to flee the state. Selected Underground Railroad Resources -- A list of resources on the Internet that provide historical and cultural information about slavery and the struggle against it. St. James AME Church -- The Underground Railroad began when friends along the way helped the first fugitive slave. Find out more about the historical significance of this church''s involvement. The Underground Railroad -- This site allows you to go on the journey to the North from a slave''s point of view and follow their path as they try to escape from their southern bondage. You can "visit safe houses which Harriet Tubman actually used" and see pictures. There are maps of her actual routes and information describing how she traveled them. The Underground Railroad -- Explore one of the most harrowing and inspiring chapters in American history. In this special feature, you''ll find the story of the railroad and unique profiles of the Black Americans who made the railroad run. The Underground Railroad Site -- For the many African Americans who lived in the Slave States prior to and during the American Civil War, the Underground Railroad provided them the opportunity and assistance for escaping slavery and finding freedom. One of the most curious characteristics of the Underground Railroad was its lack of formal organization. The Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York -- While the stringent laws of The Fugitive Slave Act were being enforced and the institution of slavery continued unabated, many abolitionists assisted escaped slaves regardless of the consequences. These abolitionists, who were primarily composed of Quakers, ex-slaves and other liberal thinking citizens, helped establish what was known as the Underground Railroad. Underground Railroad -- Niagara County, New York, was extremely active in the organized effort to guide and help escaping slaves out of the United States and into the protective boundaries of Canada. Underground Railroad: Special Resource Study -- The Underground Railroad was neither "underground" nor a "railroad," but was a loose network of aid and assistance to fugitives from bondage. Perhaps as many as one hundred thousand enslaved persons may have escaped in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Underground to Freedom -- The relentless efforts of one American slave to reach the "Promised Land", Canada, through the underground railroad movement.
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