Ellen Craft, the Fugitive Slave
An illustration from “Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery.”
A Freeholder’s Court
An illustration from Richard Hildreth’s novel, “The White Slave.”
The Way They “Catch Men” in Pennsylvania
An illustration from the 1838 Anti-Slavery Almanac.
A Bold Stroke for Freedom
Six people escaped in a wagon stolen on Christmas Eve 1855, four reached safety; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Four young escapes rowed all the way from the Chesapeake to the Jersey Shore
An illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Escaped Youth Charles Gilbert from Richmond Hid in a Tree
An illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Escaping in a Chest
18 year-old Lear Green escaped from Baltimore in a chest that accompanied a boat passenger in 1855; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by …
Two young women dressed from Baltimore as mourners were almost discovered
An illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.