Going underground
By: Amie Jane Leavitt
Series: Footsteps to freedom. The Underground Railroad; Footsteps to freedom
Publisher: Purple Toad Pub Inc.
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Kennett Square, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781624692192; 9781624692208
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Underground Railroad; Juvenile literature; Slavery; History; Liberty; African Americans; Abolitionists; Underground railroad; Fugitive slaves; Nderground Railroad; Antislavery movements
Description: The Underground Railroad was not a transportation system with metal tracks and whistling trains that zipped along a grid of tracks through tunnels below the ground. Instead, this system was an organized network of people who--in utmost secrecy--helped others escape the bonds of slavery. The routes to freedom were filled with danger, but the risks were worth it. Climb aboard to travel back in time and find out how this system of "passengers," "conductors," and "stationmasters" saved thousands of lives and helped change the nation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-46) and index.