The Underground Railroad : a patchwork of historical content, intrigue, and methodology

Graduation Date

2007

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Thesis (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, Social Science, Emphasis, Teaching American History, 2007

Committee Chair Name

Delores Nason McBroome

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Underground Railroad, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Teaching American History, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Social Science, Abolition Movement

Abstract

The Underground Railroad as a topic has the potential to teach students about moral, political, and economic issues of the past; and enable students to apply what they learn from those issues to existing situations in the present. This project includes a historical overview of the Abolitionist Movement and the Underground Railroad. It then takes a deeper look at "secret codes" used to assist freedom seekers, and controversies historians have engaged in regarding those "codes." It looks at the treatment of slavery in text over time, how to present information to students to help them gain a better understanding of slavery and the Underground Railroad, and how that information can be used to address important present-day social issues.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/1n79h676g

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