Provides a brief history of slavery in America from 1450-1865 and describes how slaves were brought to freedom through the Underground Railroad (UGRR) with a map of the escape routes.
The Underground Railroad was a 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 abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term "Underground Railroad" is often used to apply to the abolitionists themselves, both black and white, free and enslaved, who aided the fugitives.
National Park Service UGRR Special Resource Study
Back in 1990, Congress instructed the National Park Service to perform a special resource study of the Underground Railroad, its routes and operations in order to preserve and interpret this aspect of United States history. As a byproduct of the study, the National Park Service carried out an analysis of slavery and abolitionism and identified the primary escape routes used on the UGRR.
Other related products:
Discovering the Underground Railroad: Junior Ranger Activity Book can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01296-6
Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Greatness is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/024-005-01284-2
The Civil War in America (Package of 25) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/030-000-00300-4
American Civil War product collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/wars-conflicts/ame...
Other products produced by the U.S. National Park Service can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/222
Teachers, students, and others interested in the history of the Underground Railroad would find this guide useful.
This and other Underground Railroad products were reviewed on Government Book Talk in the article: "The Underground Railroad Leaves its Tracks in History."
Product Details
- Maps
- Black History
- Slavery
