CurriculumResources_Underground Railroad

Links

These links on the internet will provide vast and valuable information:

http://www.edunetconnect.com/cat/soccult/pioneer.html

An EduNET page dedicated to Richard Pierpont, an ex-slave who fought for

the British against the United States in the War of 1812.

http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby

A website maintained by the Buxton Museum, filled with vast historical information about Rev. William King, the Elgin Settlement, the village of Buxton, and its residents, including the women of Buxton.

http://www.africanhertour.org/story

This site has maps of fugitive slave escape routes, patterns of black settlement in Canada, information about important figures (conductors) in the Underground Railroad movement, definitions, songs, and resources.

http://www.quesnrecit.qc.ca/mpages

The website of the Quebec English Schools Network, there is a valuable resource about black history entitled "Some Missing Pages." Units 2 and Unit 3 are of particular interest.

http://www.niica.on.ca/csonan

The Canadian Series of North American Negroes, this site has information about the the history of slavery, the underground railroad, and historic figures such as Rev. Josiah Henson.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad

This is an excellent site for both teachers and student with lesson ideas by grade level, an excellent bibliography, and an interactive demonstration of escaping slaves.

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