"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"--
Record details
ISBN:1499435177 (library bound)
ISBN:9781499435177 (library bound)
Physical Description:64 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. print
Publisher:New York : Rosen Publishing, [2016]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- Travelling on the Underground Railroad -- Stories of the Underground Railroad -- The struggle becomes violent -- The Civil War and the Underground Railroad -- Timeline -- Glossary.
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