Underground Railroad
February 21, 2009 by lindsey
Filed under Site of the Day
You are a slave in Maryland in the 1800s. Can you escape? Learn what challenges slaves faced in National Geographic’s Underground Railroad Adventure, an interactive website that allows users to trace and relive the experience of a runaway slave. Although primarily geared towards towards grade school students, the site gives all visitors of any age easy access to a broad array of information, pictures, photographs, biographies, resources, and more about the Underground Railroad.
For more detailed and in-depth information on the Underground Railroad, please check out the following resources:
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- The Underground Railroad: Escape from Slavery
- National Park Service: Aboard the Underground Railroad
- Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad
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