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Book

If you traveled on the Underground Railroad

Call Number

  • J 973.7115 WILK (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Scholastic Press, 2022.

Physical Description

80 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 x 24 cm.

Audience

2-3. Scholastic.

Summary

"If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad answers all of kids' most important questions about the Underground Railroad."--

Contents

  • What was slavery?
  • What was the Underground Railroad?
  • Was the Underground Railroad a real railroad?
  • Why is it called the Underground Railroad?
  • Why was the Underground Railroad important?
  • When and how did the Underground Railroad start?
  • Who traveled on the Underground Railroad?
  • Who operated the Underground Railroad?
  • Who was William Still?
  • Who was David Ruggles?
  • Who was Harriet Tubman?
  • What did Harriet Tubman do?
  • Who was Frederick Douglass?
  • Where did the Underground Railroad operate?
  • Where were the Underground Railroad stations located?
  • How did the Underground Railroad travelers find the stations?
  • Did a trip along the Underground Railroad cost money?
  • Why was escaping on the Underground Railroad difficult?
  • Who was against the Underground Railroad?
  • What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
  • Was anyone hurt while traveling on the Underground Railroad?
  • When did slavery end?
  • When did the Underground Railroad stop running?

Subjects

Added Authors

Steffi Walthall