The
Underground Railroad Slaves
who were traveling on the Underground Railroad sang a coded song called "Follow
the Drinking Gourd". The drinking gourd was the Big
Dipper, which is part of a constellation called Ursa Major or the Great
Bear. The front of the bowl points to Polaris or the North
Star, which the slaves followed to the North = Freedom. Your
map
to Freedom You
are a slave. You have a chance to escape on the Underground Railroad.
Do you dare? Yes
No Posters for
the return of Tom
who
owns Martin
Barker? You
may or may not be free in Boston! Levi
Coffin was named President of the Underground Railroad. His house was named
Grand Central Station and is situated in Fountain City, Indiana. He and
his wife, Catherine helped 2,000 slaves to escape. Uncle
Tom's Cabin - read it here! - from Books On-line. Harriet
Tubman was the most famous black conductor of the Underground Railway.
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