The Underground Railroad Ohio: The Gateway to Freedom Presented by :Dr. Ronald Helms, Sean Guiliano, Allison Lorenz, Denise Naff, & Angela Nyberg.

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The Underground Railroad Ohio: The Gateway to Freedom Presented by :Dr. Ronald Helms, Sean Guiliano, Allison Lorenz, Denise Naff, & Angela Nyberg

Underground Railroad: Overview Underground Railroad began in isolated cases as early as the 1700’s URR reached it’s peak from Loosely connected stops in which runaway slaves could find safety as they fled north

Underground Railroad:Overview Lacked much formal organization Vigilance Committees Shrouded in Secrecy Passengers and Conductors Loose structure of URR leaves the number of slaves finding freedom unknown

Southern Ohio Springboro Cincinnati Ripley

Springboro Ohio

Antislavery sympathies of residents: Quakers Location: situated between Great and Little Miami Rivers

Springboro Ohio

Jonathan Wright –Platted the village of “Springbourgh” 1814 –Active member of Society of Friends –Strongly opposed slavery –Conductor of URR and his home was a station

Springboro Ohio

Underground Railroad Codes –White Chimneys: still evident in Springboro Indicated that house was safe for slaves –Quilts were also used as codes Location of quilt

Cincinnati Ohio Many slaves arrived in Cincinnati after crossing Ohio River –Population of Cincinnati very helpful: Quakers and many other abolitionists –Harriet Beecher Stowe Cincinnati resident from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

Cincinnati Ohio –Levi Coffin Assisted over 3,000 slaves find freedom Known as “President” of URR “Central Station”

Ripley Ohio Located East of Cincinnati Location on Ohio River gave runaways a place to hide

Ripley Ohio John Percial Parker, an African American abolitionist and former slave, was one of the earliest and busiest station conductors

Ripley Ohio Reverend John Rankin's house on a hill overlooking the Ohio River shone like a beacon to fugitives making the dangerous journey across the great river

Underground Railroad Now Possible field trips for Students –Springboro’s guided tour –Ripley’s Rankin and Parker homes –Cincinnati’s Coffin Historical Home –Cincinnati’s Freedom Center

Freedom Center

Interactive Museum –Suitable for elementary through high school –Hands on –Computer simulations –Several movie “theaters”

Freedom Center

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