Begin at The Underground Railroad Site , which gives general overviews of what the railroad was , its objectives, and historical background. Look at the map , which shows the general areas of many of the Underground Railroad's routes. Your students can have a firsthand sense of living through the era by examining historical posters .
Students can create their own posters.
When you read this brief biography on Levi, you can easily see how lucky the world was to have had someone like him in it. There are many rich primary sources available from this important era. Your students can read the dispatches of Anthony Cohen, who has taken journeys along the route . Now that your students have a strong background on the Underground Railroad, a final visit to the National Geographic's exploration of the Underground Railroad can allow your students a brief taste of what it was like for people to decide to change an escape to freedom. This is not a site that just opens up a page for you, but one where your students must make choices and follow along.