Underground+Railroad

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Definition/Introduction

What is the topic? What does it cover?

The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses and other places established in the North before the Civil War. These places provided sanctuary and assistance to escaped slaves seeking to be free.

Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords

Underground railroad Slavery Antislavery movements Civil War Emancipation

Dewey Numbers

326 Slavery and emancipation 973.6

Print Resources

Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]

Klein, Martin A. The A to Z of Slavery and Abolition. Scarecrow Press, 2002.

Slavery Throughout History. UXL, c2000.

Student Almanac of African American History. Greenwood Press, 2003.

General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]

Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials

Fradin, Dennis B. Bound For the North Star : True Stories of Fugitive Slaves. Clarion Books, c2000.

Haskins, James. Get On Board : The Story of the Underground Railroad. Scholastic, c1993.

Isaacs, Sally Senzell. Life on the Underground Railroad. Heinemann Library, c2002.

Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. Dial Books, c1998.

Sawyer, Kem Knapp. The Underground Railroad in American History. Enslow Publishers, c1997.

Swain, Gwenyth. President of the Underground Railroad : A Story About Levi Coffin. Carolrhoda Books, c2001.

Journals

Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.

“The Antislavery Movement”, Cobblestone Magazine, February 1993, Vol. 14, #2.

Crew, Spencer R.. “All Aboard the Underground Railroad”. Cobblestone, Feb2003, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p3, 4p, 4c

Sharif, Dara N.. “Freedom's Trail”. Scholastic News -- Senior Edition, 1/17/2003, Vol. 71 Issue 14, p4, 2p, 3c, 2bw

Wellington, Darryl Lorenzo. “The Most Famous Abductor On The Underground Railroad”. Christian Science Monitor, 1/20/2004, Vol. 96 Issue 37, p19, 0p, 1c

Web Resources

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