Underground Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolition...
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Some Things About the Underground Railroad ... What was the Underground Railroad? ... Escape routes of the Underground Railroad (63k jpeg file)
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The Underground Railroad was a loose association of people, not a system of tracks. Indeed, much of a typical flight to freedom involved many miles of walking, usually at night to avoid detection. Still, it is possible to see these patterns in the escape routes.
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The Underground Railroad refers to the effort--sometimes spontaneous, sometimes highly organized--to assist persons held in bondage in North America to escape from slavery. Historic places along the Underground Railroad are testament of African American capabilities.
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www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/
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Sources on the Underground Railroad. ... For a more detailed map of escape routes of the Underground Railroad produced by the National Park Service Cartographic Staff at Harpers Ferry Center.
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www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/routes.htm
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/routes.htm
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This study includes a general overview of the Underground Railroad, with a brief discussion of slavery and abolitionism, escape routes used by slaves, and alternatives for commemoration and interpretation of the significance of the phenomenon. ... Summary of the Underground Railroad Study Purpose and Background of the NPS Stud...
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www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm
www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm
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Here's a web-based activity about Harriet Tubman for primary age children. ... The students in Mrs. Taverna's second grade class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York have been learning about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. We read about Harriet. We wrote about Harriet.
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The Underground Railroad was not underground. Because escaping slaves and the people who helped them were technically breaking the law, they had to stay out of sight. They went “underground” in terms of concealing their actions.
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