underground railroad

Describes the efforts of the vast secret network of sympathetic people who helped blacks escape slavery in the South on the Underground Railroad.

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.

Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation singing the Drinking Gourd song that will guide slaves to freedom in the North.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the people, ideas, events, and places associated with the Underground Railroad.

Describes how African Americans made coded quilts and how they used them to escape on the underground railroad.

Describes the Underground Railroad and the historical events surrounding it and presents the stories of some of its conductors.

Thomas Small and his family move into an old house that was once used as part of the Underground Railroad and soon realize that the house, where two fugitive slaves and Dies Drear himself had been killed by bounty hunters, continues to hold many secrets.

Presents a comic book version of the story of Harriet Tubman, a woman born into slavery who escaped and then risked her freedom to help others along the Underground Railroad.

Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped from slavery and then risked her freedom to help others follow in her footsteps along the Underground Railroad.