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The Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery

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The Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery [25:55]
16 Segments
An Introduction to the Underground Railroad [01:42]
Slavery [02:09]
Plantations [00:43]
The Slave Trade [02:31]
The Abolitionists [03:19]
The Underground Railroad [09:37]
What Was the Underground Railroad? [01:21]
Escape Routes [00:29]
Box Brown [00:44]
Why Did the Underground Railroad Exist? [00:35]
Destinations for Escaped Slaves [01:11]
Heroes of the Underground Railroad: Harriet Tubman, Levi Coffin, and Others [01:36]
The Tale of Jesse [03:36]
The Civil War [01:01]
Video Quiz: The Underground Railroad [01:50]
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The Underground Railroad was not a railroad and was not underground. It was a loose-knit network of people who offered shelter, food, safety, and encouragement to fugitive slaves on their life-threatening journeys to freedom. This video examines the institution of slavery-from capture in Africa to life on plantations in the South. Students will learn how slaves lived, how they were treated, what type of work they did, and why they so desperately wanted to escape from a life of bondage. The program reveals how Northern sympathies against slavery were heightened through such major milestones as the Dred Scott decision and the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It also addresses the impact that abolitionists, like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, had on teaching Americans about the horrors of slavery.

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Grades: 6-8   |   Copyright: 1998