“Waterways to Freedom, Norfolk, Virginia’s Underground Railroad”

This map is the centerfold of “Waterways to Freedom, Norfolk, Virginia’s Underground Railroad” was published January 2023 by VisitNorfolk. Click on the title to read the 14-page booklet. Click on the image for a larger view.

Note: “Information compiled and written by Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Professor of History, Norfolk State University. Special thanks to Joseph Jenkins Roberts Center for the Study of the African Diaspora.”

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Cincinnati, Louisville, and the UGRR

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National Park Service: Visit Underground Railroad Locations

The Filson Historical Society founded in 1884 “is a privately-supported historical society dedicated to preserving the history of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley Region.”

“Cincinnati’s Role in the Underground Railroad” (3:21) YouTube, March 1, 2007
A video by the National Underground Freedom Center explains how geography, Margaret Garner, the presence of Lane Seminary, and the activity of prominent abolitionists including Harriet Beecher Stowe shaped history.

Gary Pyles. “Louisville Slavery” (2:35) YouTube, March 4, 2013
Interviews with scholars describe this city’s slave trade along the Ohio River as well as the flight to freedom across this river.

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