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Informational site associated with Cincinnati museum opening in summer 2004. Timeline, biographies,
museum information, links, other information for educators and students, online calendar and
giftshop.
http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/
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The Underground Railroad by William Still
An etext of the 1872 publication that details the people and events surrounding the rescue of
slaves before the Civil War. Includes photographs as well as the 70 woodcut illustrations found in
the original book.
http://invictus.quinnipiac.edu/ugrrmain.html
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Stories of the Underground Railroad
PDF and plain text of a 1941 children's collection of non-fiction stories by Anna L. Curtis.
http://www.shockfamily.net/underground/
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Detroit-Windsor Freedom Tour
Describes sites in Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario related to the Underground Railroad and
the Civil Rights Movement.
http://living-library.com/FreedomTour/
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Living the Experience
A reenactment production of the Underground Railroad at the historical Lancaster Bethel AME Church,
Pennsylvania. Selection of scanned documents, photo gallery, timeline, and profiles of historical
figures, as well as video clips, tickets, and other show information.
http://www.livingtheundergroundrailroad.com/
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Underground Railroad Association of Douglas County Kansas
Information on the Underground Railroad of Douglas County Kansas. Pictures and stories of the many
famous people involved.
http://ugrr.crosswinds.net/
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Enlightenments from the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad History Butler County Ohio. Highlights Methodist Church involvement. Special
focus on the following people: James D Conrey, Anna Conrey, John Ford Conrey, Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Van Zandt, Charles Elliott, Eliza Harris, Luther Bruen, Susan D. Howell, James Downing
http://hometown.aol.com/ugrrinfo/index.html
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Under Ground Railroad House
This house was part of the underground railroad. There it a lot of pictures and information
concerning this house.
http://n_thelen.tripod.com/
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Levi Coffin House
Known as the "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad. A designated national
historic site." "Eliza", whose story is told in Uncle Tom's Cabin, stayed in this
home on her way to freedom.
http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/coffin.htm
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Underground Railroad @ nationalgeographic.com
Links to various resources and links.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/randl.html
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John Hossack
History and genealogy of John Hossack, Abolitionist, of Ottawa, Illinois. He was canal builder on
the I&M, Illinois and Michigan Canal, a Lumber and Grain Merchant, and a conductor on the
underground railroad.
http://www.johnhossack.com/
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Horane Smith
The author of Lover's Leap and Underground to Freedom discusses his recent works.
http://horane.tripod.com
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Underground to Freedom
The relentless efforts of one American slave to reach the "Promised Land", Canada,
through the underground railroad movement.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Study/4760
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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.
http://www.historychannel.com/Undergroundrailroad/
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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.
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/RAILROAD.html
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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.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues96/oct96/undergroundrr.html
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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.
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/prehist/civilwar/undergro.html
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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.
http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/contents.htm
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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.
http://www.civilwar.com/linksrr.htm
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Underground Railroad Special Resource Study
Provides detailed information on Resource book for sale on the history and meaning of the
Underground Railroad, published by the National Park Service.
http://www.nps.gov/undergroundrr/contents.htm
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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.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/ugrr/home.html
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Murphy Orchards: Our Underground Railroad Heritage
Maps and narrative about the Niagara County, New York orchard's place in the organized effort to
guide and help escaping slaves out of the United States and into Canada.
http://www.murphyorchards.com/ur.html
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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.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
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