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1--The Underground Railroad @ NationalGeographic.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/index.html
This site, though created for children, is an incredibly informative site that provides a wealth of information in an interactive environment. Elements of the site include an interactive journey following the Underground Railroad as an escaped slave, depictions of many of the heroes of the Abolitionist Movement, classroom ideas for teachers, maps of the various Underground Railroad routes, and many other equally challenging and interesting topics.
2--Africans in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
This is a fantastic site about the African American journey through history. It has four major components "The Terrible Transformation 1450-1750", "Revolution 1750-1805", "Brotherly Love 1805-1831", and "Jugdement Day 1831-1865". Each section has images, narratives, and commentaries in mass detail.
3--Exploring Amistad: Race and the Boundries of Freedom in Antebellum Maritime America
http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/main/welcome.html
This site recounts the 1839 rebellion in which a group of captured African people comandeered their captor's ship off the coast of Cuba, stood trial before the United States Supreme Court, and were later returned to Africa.
4--The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.undergroundrailroad.com/
This in depth page deals strongly with the Abolitionist Movement in America and the people involved. It also talks about traveling exhibits dealing with the above topics and the African role in the building of America.
5--Underground Railroad Site:
http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/contents.htm
This site contains many details about the Underground Railroad with such topics as "Reasons for the Underground Railroad", "Person Narratives" from people who were involved, literature dealing with slavery and the Abolitionist Movement, and pictures and maps of various escape routes for slaves.
6--Underground Railroad History in Southeast Ohio
http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/community/railroad.html
This site is about the Abolitionist Movenment and the Underground Railroad in Southeast Ohio. It goes into some detail about escape routes through Ohio and people in Southeast Ohio who aided bondmen and women to freedom.
7--Making of America
http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/
Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the Antebellum period through Reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history,
sociology, religion, and science and technology.
8--Civil War Women
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html
This is Duke University's digital archive on women during the Civil War. It includes photos, a diary, selected papers, and links.
9--Harper's Ferry
http://www.trader-skis.com/battlefields/main_eastern/harpers_ferry.htm
This page, while short, gives vital information about the battle at Harper's Ferry.
10--The US Civil War Center
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/
This site is about the United States Civil War. It allows you to search the University of Louisiana's rather in depth database.
11--1860 to 1865
http://library.hilton.kzn.school.za/History/1860-186.htm
This site has an enormous wealth of information about documents pertaining to the US Civil War, from the Declaration of Causes to the Gettysburg Address to Thaddeus Stevens' Address. It also has a timeline of the Civil War era and information about battlefields in each state plus all the generals that served during the war.
12--Slavery and Civil Rights Issues
http://www.ohio.net/~mhs/humanr/slavery.htm
This page contains several links partaining to Slavery in America and the Abolitionist Movement.
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