Desparate Conflict in a Barn
Wesley Harris of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia betrayed and assaulted in Terrytown, Maryland, 1853; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Alfred Thorston Fleeing Capture in Virginia
Alfred Thorston of Middleburg, Virgina fled when he learned he had been sold, and he struggled to evade capture night and day for two weeks …
Escaping from Norfolk in Capt. Lee’s Skiff
Five men from Portsmouth, Virginia escaped in a small boat in July 1855; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Faithful Workers in the Cause
Portraits of Abigail Goodwin, Thomas Garrett (station master), Daniel Gibbons (station master), and Lucretia Mott; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Maria Weems Escaping in Male Attire
Maria Weems disguised herself as 15 year-old “Joe Wright” and escaped in a carriage from Washington, DC in 1855; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a …
The Bloodhound Business
An illustration from George Washington Carleton’s “Suppressed Book about Slavery!”
The Way They “Catch Men” in Pennsylvania
An illustration from the 1838 Anti-Slavery Almanac.
A Freeholder’s Court
An illustration from Richard Hildreth’s novel, “The White Slave.”