Underground Railroad
DRED SCOTT V. JOHN F.A. SANDFORD
ACT TO PUNISH OFFENSES AGAINST SLAVE PROPERTY (1855) - This act was passed by the Kansas Territory's pro-slavery legislature in September 1855.
Legislation regarding slavery in Kansas Territory (1855-1857)
The Underground Railroad In Kansas Territory - Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, iindustries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. (1912)
A Home Missionary Journey Never Before Reported - Lewis Bodwell's Account of Assisting Slaves, The Kansas Telephone, Manhattan, Kansas, August 1893
Lewis Bodwell, Frontier Preacher: The Early Years, Part 1, Russell K. Hickman, Kansas Historical Quarterly, August 1943
Lewis Bodwell, Frontier Preacher: The Early Years (Conclusion), Russell K. Hickmann, Kansas Historical Quarterly, November 1943
Mary Margaret Ritchie Wright's recollections of her grandfather John Ritchie
Lane's Trail and the Underground Railway
History of the Underground Railroad in Douglas County
Aboard the Underground Railroad - The Todd House in Tabor, Iowa
Cool Things: Underground Railroad Chair
WEB SITES TO EXPLORE
Go back in time to the 1800's see history as you become a young slave who must make some important decisions.
Experience life on a plantation as a slave.
Underground Railroad-Escape From Slavery-Interactive Activity
GREAT BOOKS TO READ
For great books to read on the Underground railroad visit Scholastic "The Underground Railroad"
Remember to visit the Topeka Public Library! Search online for books on the Underground Railroad.
GAMES, TRIVIA AND MORE
The Underground Railroad Change of Pace
IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND PLACES
My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass-1855
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth-1850
Freedom Center
Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary