Library Guides: Resistance to Oppression and Tyranny: Electronic Resources

Databases

300 Miles to Freedom (Black Studies in Video, Alexander Street Press)
"When I saw that my Mistress, Miss Ellzey, was not long to live, I began to plan my escape." - Arthur Flowers, June 1844

Black Abolitionist Papers This link opens in a new window
This collection searches a unique set of primary sources from African Americans actively involved in the movement to end slavery in the United States between 1830 and 1865. The content includes letters, speeches, editorials, articles, sermons, and essays from libraries and archives in England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the United States.

Underground Railroad (Oxford African American Studies Center)
Explore the key figures, facts, and dates of the underground railroad in this media rich timeline.

"Glennette Tilley Turner." The History Makers.
Glennette Turner is a historian, and has focused much of her research efforts on the Underground Railroad.
List of Sites, "Aboard the Underground Railroad." U.S. Department of the Interior.
Tour the Underground Railroad national landmarks.
"Enabling Freedom." National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
The mission of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is to reveal stories of freedom’s heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps of freedom today.
"Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad." Evanston History Center.
The haunting and inspiring photographs of Jeanine Michna-Bales are on display January 28, 2017 – March 16, 2017 at the Evanston History Center & the Evanston Art Center.