The Underground The Underground Railroad Intro Railroad Intro

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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was actually an The Underground Railroad was actually an

above-ground series of escape routes for above-ground series of escape routes for slaves traveling from the South to the slaves traveling from the South to the North trying to gain their freedom. North trying to gain their freedom.

Slaves traveled by foot, wagons, boats, Slaves traveled by foot, wagons, boats, and trains. and trains.

Slave runaways would usually travel by Slave runaways would usually travel by the light of night and hide during the day.the light of night and hide during the day.

They often waited until the Fall when the They often waited until the Fall when the corn was full grown.corn was full grown.

Abolitionists Abolitionists

Abolition-The movement to end slavery Abolition-The movement to end slavery Abolitionist – a person who believed Abolitionist – a person who believed

and worked for the abolishment of and worked for the abolishment of slavery. slavery.

Conductors Conductors Conductors were Conductors were

the people who led the people who led the runaways the runaways Freedom Seekers Freedom Seekers to freedom.to freedom.

Station Masters & “Stations”Station Masters & “Stations”

Abolitionists who Abolitionists who were willing to were willing to help and hide help and hide Freedom Freedom Seekers Seekers

Station Masters Station Masters risked losing risked losing paying fines, and paying fines, and going to jailgoing to jail

Harriett Tubman - Conductor Harriett Tubman - Conductor

Southern Plantation Southern Plantation

owners offered owners offered $40,000 $40,000

for the capture of for the capture of

Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman.

Harriet Tubman was Harriet Tubman was born a slave in born a slave in Maryland.Maryland.

When she learned When she learned that her owner was that her owner was going to sell her, she going to sell her, she decided to escape. decided to escape.

Tubman made 19 Tubman made 19 journeys from the journeys from the South to the North as South to the North as a Conductor on the a Conductor on the Underground Underground Railroad.Railroad.

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Would you take the risk???Would you take the risk???

If the slaves were caught, they were If the slaves were caught, they were sold or beaten with a whipsold or beaten with a whip

Sometimes, a portion of their foot Sometimes, a portion of their foot was chopped off to cripple the was chopped off to cripple the personperson

Sometimes, they were lynched.Sometimes, they were lynched.

Quilts Quilts

During the time of the Underground During the time of the Underground Railroad fugitive slaves would use Railroad fugitive slaves would use quilts as a means of communication. quilts as a means of communication.

Quilts were used by conductors to Quilts were used by conductors to help fugitive slaves flee the South help fugitive slaves flee the South and arrive safely in the North. and arrive safely in the North.

This pattern represented The North Star.

Signals/ CodesSignals/ Codes

Light in the window.Light in the window. ““Are you a friend of a friend?”Are you a friend of a friend?”

Spirituals Spirituals

Cover StoryCover Story At Camp Joy, your story is that you At Camp Joy, your story is that you

are a traveling choir:are a traveling choir: Swing Low Sweet ChariotSwing Low Sweet Chariot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lju

p8cIRzIk Amazing GraceAmazing Grace http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb

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Famous AbolitionistsFamous Abolitionists

Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth was born a slave was born a slave in New York, and in New York, and she fled to live she fled to live with Quakers.with Quakers.

Truth spoke for Truth spoke for abolition and abolition and women’s rights. women’s rights.

Henry Box Brown Henry Box Brown Henry Brown convinced Samuel A. Smith Henry Brown convinced Samuel A. Smith

to pack him in a box and ship him to to pack him in a box and ship him to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Henry Box Brown’s trip to Philadelphia Henry Box Brown’s trip to Philadelphia was grueling, in tight quarters. was grueling, in tight quarters.

Brown was set free in Philadelphia and Brown was set free in Philadelphia and eventually made his way to Boston, where eventually made his way to Boston, where he helped fellow escapees on the he helped fellow escapees on the Underground Railroad. Underground Railroad.

Jermain Loguen Jermain Loguen

Abolitionist and Abolitionist and Religious Leader Religious Leader

Station master of Station master of Underground Underground RailroadRailroad

Estimated 1500 Estimated 1500 Fugitive slaves Fugitive slaves passed through his passed through his home home

William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison

Abolitionist Abolitionist Published an Published an

antislavery antislavery newspaper newspaper The The LiberatorLiberator

Fredrick DouglassFredrick Douglass

Born a slaveBorn a slave Abolitionist Abolitionist

SpeakerSpeaker Published an Published an

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