The Anti-Slavery Movement on North America

 

The Underground Railroad- A network of secret trails and safehouses that enabled thousands of escaping slaves to seek freedom in Canada.

 

Research and write a 1-2 page biography on one of the people represented in the list below. These people were all active with the anti-slavery movement in North America during the 18th & 19th century . Your essay should be well organized and include information from your research. Don’t forget to include a bibliography.

 

 

*      George Brown

*      Harriet Tubman

*      Alexander Milton Ross

*      Osborne Perry Anderson

*      Abraham W. Shadd

*      Anderson Ruffin Abbott

*      Mary Ann Shadd

*      John Simcoe

 

 

image source: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/images/266.jpg

 

lesson contributed by: Ms. A. N'Jie November 2003