Underground Railroad for Kids: From Slavery to Freedom with 21 Activities
To all the unnamed heroes of the Underground Railroad especially the thousands of enslaved African Americans who risked everything for a chance at freedom And to the Africans who endured the harrowing forced journey across the Atlantic By choosing to survive they gave our nations the great gift of their
Acknowledgments Most of the modern day photographs in this book were made possible through the talents of photographer Tom Uhlman who deserves special thanks Thanks also to Robert Sexton for con tributing photographs Artist Megan Kelley has my deepest grati tude for creating and contributing a portrait of John P Parker Many thanks to Underground Railroad historian Henry Robert Burke for his inspiring research Thanks also to Dave Uhlman for his expertise on Native Americans And a very special thanks to Jerry Pohlen a patient attentive and supportive
Note to Readers MANY SLAVES WHO ESCAPED had little or no help In this book the term Underground Railroad is used to describe Othe complete range of ways and means that slaves fled bondage Harriet Tubman's life story is featured in chronological install ments at the beginning of each of this book's six chapters While Tubman is perhaps the most famous member of what came to be known as the Underground Railroad this amazing woman was only one of the hundreds of men and women who offered assistance safe harbor and guidance to runaways seeking free dom from slavery Look for the Hero of Freedom heading throughout the book to learn about others Readers should be warned that some of the images and several of the directly quoted terms phrases and descriptions included in this book can be considered racially offensive by today's stan dards These historical materials were left unchanged so that readers can experience for themselves the era they represent Likewise outdated unusual or phonetic spellings of quoted words have also been left unchanged The dates stated in many of the stories and quoted slave narratives are best approxima tions The glossary on page 156 explains terms included in this book There is a list of books to read videos and DVDs to watch and Web sites to explore starting on page 159 These will help you learn more about the Underground Railroad and discover places possibly in or near your own hometown to
