Janell Hobson details Harriet Tubman's many fights for freedom.

Take this self-guided, student-created quiz on the life and times of Harriet Tubman.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Tubman and their work during the Civil War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A learning module that includes twelve links to images, information, and activities about Harriet Tubman.

Transcript of an original letter written from Thomas Garrett to fellow abolitionist William Still inquiring about Harriet Tubman's whereabouts on her journey to freedom.

This Smithsonian museum is dedicated to the preservation of African American culture. Includes a portrait gallery, profiles of African American artists, exhibitions devoted to the struggle for civil rights, historical photographs and...

Properties associated with Harriet Tubman, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman

Encyclopaedia 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."

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Famous People from Maryland - Harriet Tubman."

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Women's History Month and Harriet Tubman. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This biography on Harriet Tubman is organized into the following sections: "Harriet Tubman's Life in Slavery," "Her Escape to Freedom in Canada," "Her Role in the Underground Railroad," and "Her Life in Auburn, New York."

Students learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes by reading historical fiction about the Underground Railroad. This is a lengthy unit of four lessons that spans thirty lesson periods where students examine characteristics of...

Travel on a virtual field trip to learn more about women's history. You will find many informative websites.

Learners will enjoy creating their own Underground Railroad, "freeing" the slaves, and writing about their journeys.

Collection in pdf format of seven lessons integrating poetry across-the-curriculum. Includes dramatization, developing poetry reading skills, and creating poetry appreciation. Printable graphic organizers and a fine bibliography...

Selected (11) reading passages (grades 7-11) to pair with the autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Fredrick Douglass. Frederick Douglass recounts his experiences as a slave in Maryland, and his treatment at the...

This biography on Harriet Tubman is organized into the following sections: "Harriet Tubman's Life in Slavery," "Her Escape to Freedom in Canada," "Her Role in the Underground Railroad," and "Her Life in Auburn, New York."

This biography on Harriet Tubman is organized into the following sections: "Harriet Tubman's Life in Slavery," "Her Escape to Freedom in Canada," "Her Role in the Underground Railroad," and "Her Life in Auburn, New York."

This biography on Harriet Tubman is organized into the following sections: "Harriet Tubman's Life in Slavery," "Her Escape to Freedom in Canada," "Her Role in the Underground Railroad," and "Her Life in Auburn, New York."

Outline of the beginning of the Abolitionist Movement in a pre-Civil War America as part of the sectional conflict between the North and South.

This PBS site provides a general history of the Underground Railroad, including a focus on notable participants or "conductors." Click on Teacher's Guide for teacher resources.

African American women have been strong leaders in the fight for equality. Mary Church Terrell addresses the National Association of Colored Women and discusses the achievements of African American women since Emancipation.

This lesson uses primary sources - diaries, letters, and photographs - to explore the experiences of women in the Civil War. By looking at a series of document galleries, the perspectives of slave women, plantation mistresses, female...