How did the outbreak of the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation fundamentally alter the legal and political context in which the Underground Railroad operated?

This three-week institute will bring together 25 middle and high school teachers to study the beginnings of the abolitionist movement and the Underground ... Corbit-Sharp House, A Stop on the Underground Railroad ... The Corbit-Sharp House of Odessa, Delaware is part of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and ... Location. The Byway begins where the Maryland Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway ends on Willow Grove Road, Kent County. The route traverses known ... Enjoy free admission on the fifth and third Sunday each month, plus MLK Day and Juneteenth. LEARN MORE. Membership. Become a member or renew online today. LEARN ... Illinois Underground Railroad Task Force shall develop a statewide plan to connect existing local projects and new projects to create a cohesive statewide ... In the meantime, the NPS has identified four Underground Railroad–related sites in Virginia: Bruin's Slave Jail, in Alexandria; Fort Monroe, in Hampton Roads; ... The Museum and the Heritage Center are managed by the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association. Poignant exhibits portray compelling stories of ... The Moses of Her People: Conducting the Underground Railroad. With the help of abolitionists along the way, Tubman journeyed from the Brodess' farm in Maryland ... The Underground Railroad—the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War—refers to the efforts of enslaved African ... In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and ...