The Underground Railroad
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom |
http://209.10.16.21/TEMPLATE/FrontEnd/index.cfm This site offers a good basic introduction to the Underground Railroad. Select "Learn About the Underground Railroad," which includes detailed sections on slavery as well as the Underground Railroad. Links to pertinent websites are given. |
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center |
The Center is located in Cincinnati , Ohio . It houses a variety of history exhibits, including: Slave Pen, ESCAPE: Freedom Seeker and the Underground Railroad, Brothers of the Borderland, and From Slavery to Freedom. Register as directed for full access to the site's topical and educational resources.. |
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Underground Railroad News Archive |
http://www.afrolumens.org/ugrr/041021.html This site is maintained by Christopher Densmore. Formerly Densmore was the University at Buffalo 's archivist. Coverage extends back to 2003 and while most entries announce conferences, some also offer topical information. |
Ontario 's Underground Railroad |
http://www.africanhertour.org/ Features a map of Ontario sites associated with the Underground Railroad. Commentary is provided for identified sites, which include the Josiah Henson House. Harriet Beecher Stowe used Henson's experiences as the basis for Uncle Tom's Cabin . |
The Underground Railroad Years: Canada in an International Arena |
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/freedom/ "Of all the great escape stories marking the Black North American experience the Underground Railroad stands alone. It does so for many reasons: intrigue, excitement, extraordinary individuals, overcoming enormous odds, a sustained example of co-racial co-operation, highlighting differences between Canada and the United States, and, perhaps most importantly, because the collective imagination loves a success story, especially one where the underdog triumphs." A basic introduction is provided with text and images. |
Reform, Religion, and the Underground Railroad in Western New York |
http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/archives/exhibits/old/urr/ This site, created by Christopher Densmore, gathers together texts of primary documents and images, including material on fugitive slave cases and Quakers. In addition, see Michigan Street Baptist Church at http://lucky.phpwebhosting.com/~ah/a/mich/511 and historian Monroe Fordham's essay on the church at http://www.nyhistory.com/mspa/index.htm The Buffalo church was a center of abolitionist activity and a stop on the Underground Railroad. See also the site of Motherland Connextions http://www.motherlandconnextions.com/ , a Niagara Falls company that conducts Underground Railroad Tours. A useful list of links is available on the site. |
The Underground Railroad in Rochester , New York |
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/ugrr/home.htm A very general unadorned introduction comprised of brief topical paragraphs. |
Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study |
http://www.harriettubmanstudy.org/ "The Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study , is a project of the National Park Service to evaluate sites connected with Harriet Tubman. . . Two places in particular will be studied -- Auburn, New York, where Tubman lived for her last five decades, and Dorchester County, Maryland, where she was born and raised." This site features a brief chronology of her life, consideration of her role as an American icon, and identified existing places associated with her and readings and websites dealing with her. |
The Price of a Child: Documents and Images from the Friends Historical Library, Concerning Redemption from Slavery |
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ "Lorene Cary's novel, The Price of a Child , is based on an actual event, the escape from slavery by Jane Johnson in 1855, with the assistance of members of Philadelphia Vigilance Committee, led by William Still and Passmore Williamson." This exhibit tells that story. |
