The Underground Railroad for kids from slavery to freedom with 21 activities

The Underground Railroad for kids : from slavery to freedom with 21 activities / Mary Kay Carson.

Author/creator	Carson, Mary Kay
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Chicago : Chicago Review Press,
Description	164 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	Underground Railroad--Juvenile literature. Underground Railroad--Study and teaching --Activity programs --Juvenile literature. Fugitive slaves--United States --History --19th century --Juvenile literature. Antislavery movements--United States --History --19th century --Juvenile literature.

Contents	A narrow escape and a secret network -- Passengers : fleeing a life of bondage -- Print adinkra cloth -- Homemade hoecakes -- Story-telling griots -- Rubber band banjo -- Ticket agents and railroad operators : fighting for abolition and aiding runaways -- Silver Seminole gorgets -- Create an antislavery handbill -- Write and decode underground railroad messages -- Singing to freedom -- Conductors : transporting illegal cargo -- Candle in a cup -- Pack up and go -- Visit an underground railroad station -- Navigate by the North Star -- Follow the drinking gourd -- Stationmasters : hiding passengers from slave catchers -- Get lost in disguise -- Design a hiding place -- Shake on it -- Make a paper quilt block -- Light a lantern -- Brakemen : making a life in freedom -- Canada today -- End of the line : war, emancipation, and equality -- War in your state -- Wartime wrappings -- Celebrate Juneteenth.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-160) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2004002466
ISBN	1556525540

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