After discussing the concluding video, have students write an essay (or similar culminating activity ... videos and class discussion. Underground Railroad Map Analysis-Using the National ...

If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground ... Railroad destination for Missouri freedom seekers. The nearby New Bethel AME Church was a hub for abolitionist ...

The Michigan History Center, in partnership with the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission, has created a new interactive map that tells stories about the Underground Railroad. There are 24 sites on ...

As many people know, the Underground Railroad of the mid-1800s was neither subterranean nor powered by a locomotive. “It was symbolically underground as the network’s clandestine activities ...

Fact, fiction, folklore, or a bit of all three: Did runaway slaves seek clues in the patterns of handmade quilts, strategically placed by members of the Underground Railroad? This ongoing debate ...

Underground Railroad activity flourished in cities such as Rochester and Buffalo which were near the borders of Upper Canada. For those who endured the long journey and all its hardships ...

A school in Virginia has apologized for a "culturally insensitive" activity about the Underground Railroad held during a physical education class. Students in third, fourth and fifth grades at ...

This activity was called the Underground Railroad simulation. Nature’s Classroom was founded in 1973 in Charlton, Massachusetts, and has multiple locations across the country. The organization ...

With more than 50 sites on our map of Illinois’ Underground Railroad, it would be quite ... with an emphasis on sites with interactive activities for an engaging trip. Sites are all around ...

They had survived a 20-minute simulated journey on the Underground Railroad, playing the parts ... and Dawn Burke decided a Black History Month activity should be active. So this week they ...

On her field trip, Wise said she participated in an Underground Railroad activity: An immersive simulation where children are told they’re slaves on a ship in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

As many people know, the Underground Railroad of the mid-1800s was neither subterranean nor powered by a locomotive. “It was symbolically underground as the network’s clandestine activities ...