Bibliograph

The Underground Railroad for kids, from slavery to freedom with 21 activities, Mary Kay Carson

Type

Label

The Underground Railroad for kids, from slavery to freedom with 21 activities, Mary Kay Carson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-160) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Underground Railroad for kids

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54455235

Responsibility statement

Mary Kay Carson

Sub title

from slavery to freedom with 21 activities

Table Of Contents

A narrow escape and a secret network -- Passengers : fleeing a life of bondage -- Print adinkra cloth -- Homemade hoecakes -- Storytelling griots -- Rubber band banjo -- Ticket agents and railroad operators : fighting for abolition and aiding runaways -- Silver Seminole gorgets -- 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 -- Civil War in your state -- Wartime wrappings -- Juneteenth

Target audience

juvenile

Classification