Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad
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Go on a virtual field trip of Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Share the rich history of this colonial town with your students, and explore its integral role in the network used by fugitive slaves during the 1800s. Use these resources to educate students about slavery in America and the abolitionist movement. This is an excellent classroom activity for Black History Month. Click here to start the tour, or go to an individual site by clicking on a name below. |
Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad. The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set foot on free soil. Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including Frederick Douglass. Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the efficiency of the whaling industry. The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with this fountain in New Bedford, Massachusetts. | The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in the 1800s. View pictures and read about this historical site.
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