John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Harriet Tubman: An Informative and Impressionistic Look
Harriet Tubman was a leading figure in the Underground Railroad movement. In this instructional activity, students research information about her using informative resources and look at impressionistic artwork depicting her life....
National Geographic
National Geographic: How Slaves Found Their Way North
Help young students understand how slaves utilized the Underground Railroad with this lesson plan.
Crayola
Crayola: Freedom Train (Lesson Plan)
Young scholars will enjoy creating their own Underground Railroad, "freeing" the slaves, and writing about their journeys.
Read Works
Read Works: Famous African Americans: Harriet Tubman and the Ugrr
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes biographical information about Harriet Tubman and her role in leading escaped slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. It contains questions and a teacher's guide that can...
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Liberty Letters: Behind the Story: Escape on the Underground Railroad
Josiah Henson's eyewitness accounts of his escape from slavery on the freedom train to Canada.
Curated OER
Aame: Runaway Journeys: The Underground Railroad in the 19th Century
A great map showing the pathways of escape on the Underground Railroad throughout the United States. From the Schomburg Center for Research. You can also find a map of routes in the 18th century.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: The Path to Freedom
Here is a great list of ideas for teachers to utilize in the classroom for lessons about the Underground Railroad. This site provides historical information, facts, reproductibles and more.
Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep: Module 5. Sectionalism and Antislavery
Ohio Social Studies test preparatory module informs about the anti-slavery movement, the Underground Railroad and the key role Ohio played during this era. Site includes video tutorial, interactive practice material, and assessment.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net Lesson Plans: Slavery
This lesson offers a way to teach about the Underground Railroad by using maps and discussion about the problems fugitive slaves would encounter while trying to escape.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Escaping Slavery: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Contains plans for three lessons that use the internet and the book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson to learn about the Underground Railroad. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 19: Runaway Slaves
The Underground Railroad was a significant part of American History. It served as a lifeline to hundreds of slaves who risked their lives to escape the horrors of bondage. Through readings of primary sources and listening to music,...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Fugitives, Making of African American Identity: V. 1
Oral and written narratives of the experiences of the Underground Railroad and documents identifying efforts by northern societies to free slaves during the 1850s.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Black Emancipators of the 19th Century
A lesson unit on the people and movements that fought to abolish slavery. Looks at the Triangular Trade, and at the Underground Railroad and famous abolitionists. Includes a play about emancipation, a black history rap and a trivia quiz...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Drinking Gourd
After learning the song Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winters, learners will use the Underground Railroad to identify with some goal or task in their own life.
Other
Southern Illinois History: Homepage
A good reference page, even if it limits itself to Southern Illinois. Good information on slavery in the Land of Lincoln, and the struggle between kidnappers and underground railroad. Site has a search function and plenty of photos.
Other
Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'If I Had Just Two Wings' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"If I Had Just Two Wings", an historical novel by Virginia Frances Schwartz, follows the journey of some slaves as they flee to Canada along the Underground Railroad. This teacher's guide includes detailed chapter summaries and project...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: 300 Women Who Changed History: Harriet Tubman
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), an escaped slave from Maryland who later became one of the Underground Railroad's most famous "Conductors."
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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Slavery Today
Resource draws attention to contemporary slavery of the 21st Century. Contemporary slavery includes human traficking and forced labor.
Curated OER
Pbs Video: Underground Railroad: William Still
Portrait of William Still, a director in the Underground Railroad.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Road to Freedom
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart takes students on a virtual trip on the Underground Railroad and introduces them to some important people who acted as conductors. It discusses how quilts were created with secret codes...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Harriet Tubman Web Hunt: Leading the Way to Freedom
A "web hunt" activity where students answer questions about Harriet Tubman and her experience on the underground railroad. Activity includes questions and internet links to find the answers to the questions.
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