When historian Anthony Cohen set out to retrace a route along the legendary Underground Railroad, he recovered a piece of the American past.

Describes sites in Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario related to the Underground Railroad and the Civil Rights Movement.

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

The author of Lover's Leap and Underground to Freedom discusses his recent works.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Offers interactive educational programs to promote an understanding of slavery and the resistance movements. Includes movies, donation details, a virtual tour, and upcoming events. Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Network to Freedom database includes all the sites, facilities, and programs that have each, in their own way, met the basic criteria of showing an association to the Underground Railroad and additional criteria established for each element type.

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.

Escaped slaves made their way to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Many headed for Owen Sound, Ontario, the last terminal of the Railroad and settled there, finding work and raising families.

PDF and plain text of a 1941 children's collection of non-fiction stories by Anna L. Curtis.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This house was part of the underground railroad. There it a lot of pictures and information concerning this house.

Links to various resources and links.

Provides detailed information on Resource book for sale on the history and meaning of the Underground Railroad, published by the National Park Service.

The relentless efforts of one American slave to reach the "Promised Land", Canada, through the underground railroad movement.