Project Details
“Boston: An Underground Railroad Hub” is a digital exploration of Boston’s long history as a center of Underground Railroad activity. Through an array of interactive maps, videos, articles, and other features, visitors are invited to learn about the freedom seekers who escaped to Boston and the people who assisted them. This digital content introduces audiences to the vast Underground Railroad network in the city, from notable safe houses and Underground Railroad operatives, to moments of concerted action against the fugitive slave laws and sites of heroic rescues.
By elevating these once covert places and stories, this project encourages further exploration and engagement with Boston’s unique role in this inspiring movement.
Subjects or Themes
African American; African American history; Underground Railroad, Underground Railroad—Massachusetts; Freedom seekers; Abolition movement--Massachusetts--Boston-- 1850-1860; Abolition of slavery; Abolitionists, African American; Abolitionists--Massachusetts-- Boston—History; National Park Service (U.S.)
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Mapping, articles, videos
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Eric Hanson Plass, Park Ranger
Shawn Quigley, Park Guide
Amelia Benstead, Park Guide
Megan Woods, Student Conservation Association Digital Public History Intern