Interactive resource in which students choose their fate by making their own decisions as they travel the Underground Railroad.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center features the history of slavery in the United States, from the gallant actions of those who organized the Underground Railroad to stories of those who escaped to freedom. Strategically...

A site that tells the story of the Underground Railroad in Maryland. Includes interactive maps.

This activity will require the teacher and student to travel throughout the school and its buildings as they travel the underground railroad. As they travel they will stop at safe houses, rest and eat before they proceed finally crossing...

Harriet Tubman was a leading figure in the Underground Railroad movement. In this lesson, students research information about her using informative resources and look at impressionistic artwork depicting her life. Comparing informative...

Article on Harriet Tubman describes her life and heroism as a leader of the Underground Railroad and of the fight against slavery. Includes questions for discussion and group activity.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will utilize this flipchart while studying African American history in the United States, with a focus on the Underground Railroad.

[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...

Josiah Henson's eyewitness accounts of his escape from slavery on the freedom train to Canada.

Review this shocking report regarding human trafficking in the Greater Cincinnati area from information gathered between 2008-2009.

The National Park System has preserved many buildings that were used as Underground Railroad stations. See the sites as they stand today and learn about the network that existed.

Kentucky Educational Television presents this PBS Award Winning special about the Underground Railroad in Kentucky. Video clips, songs, and excellent research make this site comprehensible and very useful to ELL students and any student...

Map with Underground Railroad routes and text.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This site tells the story of Harriet Tubman's life and the development of the Underground Railroad. The author takes us on a journey to sites along the Underground Railroad, beginning at the farm where...

An overview of African American's contributions during the Civil War. Presents the history, contributions, and information on the Underground Railroad.

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.

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...

After learning the song Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winters, students will use the Underground Railroad to identify with some goal or task in their own life.

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...

On this site, students explore the Underground Railroad. Learn how this was a way for slaves to escape from the South and into free northern states and Canada.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Flying Free: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary" by Sharon Dennis Wyeth. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

An overview of the life of Harriet Tubman. This brave African American woman is most recognized for her vital role as a conductor for the Underground Railroad.

Help young students understand how slaves utilized the Underground Railroad with this lesson plan.

Read moving accounts from the diary of abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad, William Still.