A Primary Source Investigation of the Underground Railroad

Download or read book A Primary Source Investigation of the Underground Railroad written by Viola Jones and published by Uncovering American History. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decades before the Civil War effectively ended the institution of slavery in the United States, many people risked their lives to rescue Southern African Americans from the shackles of slavery and shepherd them to the safety of the Northern states and Canada. Thousands of slaves made the journey under cover of night. Once free, some became agents of the railroad while others educated those in the North about the horrors of slavery. The remarkable stories of people who would achieve freedom or die trying are chronicled within these pages.