Abolitionist Movement

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy

A biography of Harriet Tubman provided by National Geographic Kids.

Aboard the Underground Railroad

General Information about the Underground Railroad provided by the National Parks Service.

Map of the Underground Railroad

A map of Underground Railroad routes.

Underground Railroad Sites

A catalog of Underground Railroad sites organized by state with links to information and photos of each site.

Plymouth Church

Information about Brooklyn’s Plythmouth Church, a place of significant importance in the history of the Abolitionist movement.

Influence of Prominent Abolitionists

Information about the lives and contributions of important abolitionist activists and leaders. This website is part of the Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture and includes photos and primary source materials.


William Lloyd Garrison

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html


Lucretia Mott

http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/lucretia-mott.htm

http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/lucretia-mott.html

John Brown

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/john-brown.html

Harriet Beecher Stowe

http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-beecher-stowe-9496479

Sojourner Truth

http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/sojourner-truth.htm

Frederick Douglass

http://www.nps.gov/frdo/historyculture/people.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html

Abraham Lincoln

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/abraham-lincoln.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/abrahamlincoln