Essays Tagged: "Underground Railroad"

Frederick Douglass' writings. Reflected many American views that were influenced

ortant abolitionist causes,both through his literary works, and also through activities such as the UndergroundRailroad, and also his role in organizing a regiment of former slaves to fight in the Civ ... freedom. In 1847, Douglass relocated to Rochester, New York, and becamethe person in charge of the Underground Railroad. Here he also began the abolitionistnewspaper North Star, which he edited until ...

(7 pages) 313 1 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Richard Nixon

d they migrated to Ireland, and from Ireland to America. During the civil war they were part of the underground railroad. Richard's mother, Hannah Milhous, was born in Indiana, but her family moved an ...

(7 pages) 102 0 2.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

Slavery and the Underground Railroad.

I know you're wondering, what railroad? Well the simple fact isthat everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyoneknows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and it ... yoneknows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and it wasn'teven a railroad. The term "Underground Railroad" actually comes from arunaway slave, who while being chased swam across a creek ...

(5 pages) 81 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Harriet Tubman.

a secret so the only person that she informed was her sister.Harriet made a 90 mile trip along the Underground Railroad to the Mason-Dixon line. She had to hike through swamps and woodland. Her trip ... ared to Moses who led the Israelites of the Bible to freedom. Harriet made 19 trips in total on the Underground Railroad and freed more than 300 slaves.With the outbreak of the Civil War, Harriet supp ...

(2 pages) 40 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Susan B. Anthony.

Civil War by publishing a newspaper, speaking out about what she believed in and by working on the Underground Railroad.Susan B. Anthony did many first in her time that were very new to her and to th ... the North and South apart. One of the things was about her views on slavery and her working on the Underground Railroad. However, even though Susan B. Anthony wanted equal rights for all, she devoted ...

(2 pages) 64 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Slavery.

i know you're wondering, what railroad? Well the simple fact is that everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyone knows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and i ... ne knows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and it wasn't even a railroad. The term "Underground Railroad" actually comes from a runaway slave, who while being chased swam across a cree ...

(6 pages) 112 0 4.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

First Person account of Hariot Tubman.

initially settled in Philadelphia, where I metWilliam Still, the Philadelphia Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad.With the assistance of Still, and other members of the Philadelphia Anti-Slaver ... ngs of the UGRR. My successwas wonderful. Time and again I made successful visits to Maryland onthe Underground Rail Road, and would be absent for weeks at a time,running daily risks while making prep ...

(2 pages) 20 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Road Least Traveled. Harriet Tubman was not afraid to fight for the rights of African-Americans. Her story is one of dedication and inspiration.

course of ten years, and at a great personal risk, she led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. She later became a leader in the abolitionist movement, and during the Civil W ... n Maryland for the fear that she was to be sold. On her voyage to freedom she was introduced to the Underground Railroad and after many ordeals she reached Philadelphia. "I looked at my hands to see i ...

(4 pages) 64 0 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Harriet Ross Tubman

913). Born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Tubman gained international acclaim as an Underground Railroad operator, abolitionist, Civil War spy and nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian. ... to settle Brodess's debts. In the late fall of 1849 Tubman took her own liberty. She tapped into an Underground Railroad that was already functioning well on the Eastern Shore: traveling by night, usi ...

(4 pages) 47 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts.

Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad in MassachusettsMassachusetts was one of the prominent northern states which so ... omes a man and a brother.1These stops were part of a larger network run by abolitionists called the Underground Railroad, a phrase coined by a southern slaveholder who noted that the slaves seemed to ... ssachusetts played a prominent role in the abolitionist movement and served as a key station on the Underground Railroad.Slavery in America traces back its origins to the eighteenth century triangular ...

(10 pages) 108 0 4.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This is a story about the Underground Railroad.

Narrator 1: You may think the Underground Railroad is a train that goes underground. However, during the time slaves were trying t ... ivil war ended. As slavery continued to be legal in the United States people organizing and running underground railroads increased. This showed that people in the United States started to despise sla ... as located in the middle of the main room.Slave 1: Harry Showerman is coming to lead us through the Underground Railroad tomorrow night at midnight. He has already led countless numbers of our people ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Age of Reform

r better care of mentally handicap people. What Tubman did sparked thousands to follow and work the Underground Railroad. Those two and countless others in the age made our country what it is by their ... en returned over and over to help any other African-Americans she possibly could. Tubman worked the Underground Railroad and was the most famous "conductor" in my opinion. She helped thousands of slav ...

(2 pages) 25 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Murder? [short mystery]

made her depart from the house that night.The night that had enveloped a neighborhood along the Underground Railroad left her with a secure place to hide. No one saw her as she entered the beat up ...

(4 pages) 45 2 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

With reference to Beloved: how are ideas of mourning and loss played out though the possibility/impossibility of speaking them?

ay of past and present.Sethe, pregnant, sent her two sons and infant daughter ahead to flee via the Underground Railroad. She waited for her husband, Halle, at a predetermined place and time so that t ...

(9 pages) 51 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Harriett Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad by Ann Lane Petry Biography

Harriett Tubman: Conductor of The Underground Railroad"Whipped", "chained", and "beaten" were commonly exchanged words among American ... reedom for hundreds of runaway slaves. The book I read was Harriett Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad by Ann Lane Petry. This story was a biography of Harriett's life from before sh ...

(3 pages) 60 0 4.1 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Underground Railroad

e unknowingly rephrased by Harriet Tubman, a runaway slave and prominent conductor of the notorious underground railroad, when she said, "There are two things in life to which I am entitled to, those ... badly that they were willing to risk their lives for it.It was from the desire to be free that the Underground Railroad came to be. The Underground Railroad, which is simply a term used to describe t ...

(17 pages) 109 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Underground Railroad

reedom means a hard and dangerous trek. Do you try it?Today, I would like to speak to you about the Underground Railroad, an informal system that helped slaves escape to the Northern States and to Can ... aves escape to the Northern States and to Canada, before and during the Civil War.Some say that the Underground Railroad may have begun as early as 1804, helping more and more slaves to freedom. But i ...

(3 pages) 61 1 4.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The underground railroad

The Underground Railroad was made up of a series of safe houses and slave activists that made a great ch ... a series of safe houses and slave activists that made a great change in the history of slavery. The Underground Railroad was a very dangerous operation. The abolitionists always faced risking arrest a ... nists always faced risking arrest and sometimes even faced risking their lives. So they created the Underground Railroad. (Donald, Underground 21) The Underground Railroad started operating as early a ...

(6 pages) 55 0 0.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Frederick Douglas and John Brown- History of the American Negro Slavery

Brown always found a way to support the abolitionist cause. Both he and Douglas participated in the Underground Railroad and, in 1851, helped establish the League of Gileadites, an organization that w ...

(3 pages) 48 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Race and Alienation - This analytical essay describes a person who has been alienated and how he/she is similar to a character in "To Kill A Mockinbird"

extordinary woman, in a way she was known as the Moses of her people. During a ten-year span as an Underground Railroad Conductor, she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to fre ...

(4 pages) 28 0 1.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee