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The Underground Railroad is not what you would expect it to be. It was not underground or a railroad, but a series of escape routes from the South the the North. The Underground railroad was not organized. The runaway slaves could have traveled on foot, wagons, boats, and trains. The runaways usually traveled at night and hid during the day in stations. Some types of stations were stables, attics, and cellers.
I had reasoned this out in my mind: There was two things I had a right to, liberty and death. If I could not have one, I would have the other, for no man should take me alive.- Harriet Tubman
RESISTANCE TO SLAVERY
"About three months after my first attempt to get away, I thought I would try it again." -Louis Hughes
"I looked at my hands to see if I was still the same person now that I was free. There was such a glory over everything." -Harriet Tubman
In this map, the amount of slave rebellions are shown for each state. The yellow represents the free states and the orange represents the slave states.
I, Frederick Douglass, was a slave that lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Sojourner Truth had the same views as me because we had similar first-hand experiences of slavery. Rumors were spread, saying that Sojourner and I were lying and never actually were slaves. But, I published an anti slavery newspaper.. I decided to flee from slavery, but my plan was discovered and I was jailed. I fled Baltimore on September 3, 1838. I went to New York.
Although the majority of the white people during this time period approved of slavery, there were also whites who disapproved.. The down to earth whites took sympathy on African Americans. These kind whites helped by providing blacks with food and shelter. They believed that African Americans were not different simply because of their darker skin.
Resisting to slavery often resulted in severe punishment. However, a few slaves were brave and believed that their boldness would help end slavery.
We Shall Not Be Opressed.
These red arrows show the general paths slaves took to escape from slavey. Their main goal was to get to the North or Canada. Notice how the Underground Railroad extended to Wisconsin!
Harriet Tubman was a conductor for the Underground Railroad. Harriet fought to free southern slaves from further harm. and escaped slavery . She risked her life by leading people to freedom. .She was one of the most well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. Because of her courage, 300 slaves were freed in 19 trips. Throughout 10 whole years, she never lost a single person. Harriet was born a slave in Maryland's Dorchester County around 1820. When she was a teen she suffered a major injury. This injury effected Harriet for her entire life. Tubman's bravery led her to stand up for any slave any time! Very few slaves had the same courage as Harriet Tubman did.
Perhaps the most well-known act of physical/active resistance was Nat Turner's Rebellion. When Nat Turner was bought by Joseph Travis in 1831, Turner was soon convinced that god wanted him to instigate a rebellion. So, on August 21 of that year, Turner and seven other slaves killed Travis and his family, along with many other whites. In all, around 50 whites were killed. 75 people joined in Turner's rebellion, but he hoped for more. 3000 members of the militia were sent to settle the rebellion. Turner is quickly defeated. In retaliation to the rebellion, more than 100 innocent slaves were killed. Turner went into hiding, but was cought six weeks later. On November 11, 1831 Turner was executed
Passive and Actice Resistance There were mainly two methods of resistance that slaves practiced. Passive resistance was a peacful alternative to active resistance. Instead of fighting (Active Resistance), slaves would sabotage tools, kill crops, play dumb, refuse to work, work slowly, and sing. This would anger their master and also cause less work to get done. This method of passive resistance was very helpful and successful for slaves.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAStubman.htm --Some extra information on Harriet Tubman! http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASunderground.htm --The story behind the Underground Railroad.! http://www.historyguy.com/slave_rebellions_usa.htm-- Information on specific rebellions, including Nat Turner's Rebellion!
