Route to Freedom
We must head from Georgia to the North. Look at some of the Underground Railroad Routes.
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Harriett Tubman Harriett escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. As a conductor she led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. She made 19 trips to help slaves escape and was known as Moses. | Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass escaped with the help of a lady friend by boarding a train to Maryland. He carried identification papers from a free black man. | William Still William Still was an African American abolitionist in Philadelphia and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. |
Harriett Tubman
Harriett escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. As a conductor she led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. She made 19 trips to help slaves escape and was known as Moses.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass escaped with the help of a lady friend by boarding a train to Maryland. He carried identification papers from a free black man.
William Still
William Still was an African American abolitionist in Philadelphia and a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
What are Quilt Symbols?
Slaves who escaped used secret messages in the form of quilt patterns to escape captivity. Slaves can't read or write and it was illegal to learn. These quilt codes are connected to the route to freedom using the Underground Railroad.
Things to Avoid and Consequences
Things to Avoid
Keep your mouth closed. Tell no one of your plan. Leave at night and travel light.
Consequences
You must follow the quilt codes very closely. If not, you run the risk of being captured. The consequences of this could be a harsh beating or even be killed. You really need to be careful!