Compiled by the student-faculty team from the House Divided Project at Dickinson College, this online research guide to the Underground Railroad aims to provide teachers, students and preservationists with easy access to a wide range of free digital tools that can assist in their important work on this topic.

FEATURED WEBSITES

PRIMARY SOURCES

Federal Laws and Codes

Supreme Court

State Laws

Case Compilations 

Vigilance committee and other contemporary records

Government Records & Miscellaneous

Letters & Diaries

Speeches & Pamphlets

Recollections

Arts and Literature

SECONDARY SOURCES

Harriet Tubman

 

Myths, Memory, Folklore and Monuments

Classroom Resources

Full Text Journal Articles

Classic Scholarship (Full View)

Last modified in June 2023