Additional Digital Resources
African American History Resources
Primary and secondary source materials housed at the Maryland State Archives for study. These finding aids catalog various series of slavery related records such as Certificates of Freedom and Manumissions.
- Guide to Researching African American Families
- African American Resources
- Freedom Records of Prince George's County
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Guide to Ethnic Research in Maryland
- Guide to History of Slavery in Maryland
- Rededication of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
- USCT Special Collection
- War of 1812
Auxiliary Sites
Highlights specific collections of materials which provide launching points for in-depth study. In addition, Legacy of Slavery Research Presentations offer the experienced and novice historian a glance at some of the topics our own Legacy of Slavery staff have broached in seeking to further examine African American life in Maryland.
Bibliography
This list contains a selection of works we have found helpful in our study of the Underground Railroad. It is a working bibliography, and more sources will be added as the project progresses. A Working Bibliography for Beneath the Underground: The Flight to Freedom
Grants
The Beneath the Underground Project has been made possible due grants from the National Park Service and the Department of Education. The Maryland State Archives thanks them for their past, present, and continuing support.
Historical Essays
To understand how the underground railroad functioned in antebellum Maryland, a slave state, it is important to examine the daily surroundings, communities, and activities of the slave population. View Historical Essays
Slavery Commission
Series of volumes in the Archives of Maryland website relating to the history of slavery in Maryland. View Slavery Commission Webpages
Task Force Report for The Study of the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland which was the basis for the formation of the commission.
Afrigeneas
A site devoted to researching African Ancestry in the Americas and to genealogical research and resources. http://www.afrigeneas.com/
Allegany County African American History
View Allegany County African American History Website
Banneker-Douglass Museum
View Banneker-Douglass Museum Website
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
View Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryCornell University: Freedom on the Move
View Freedom on the Move Website
Maryland Historical Society
View Maryland Historical Society Website
Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission
View Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission Website
National Geographic Underground Railroad
A site targeted for younger audiences. View National Geographic Journey to Freedom Webpages
National Register Underground Railroad Travel Itinerary
View National Register Underground Railroad Travel Itinerary Website
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program
View National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Website
Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad
A site devoted to the Underground Railroad in Maryland by Maryland Public Television.It includes many interactive activities and teaching resources on the Underground Railroad. View Pathways to Freedom Website
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
View Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture Museum
Slaves and Free African Americans, Reports and opinions from the newspapers of Hagerstown, Washington County, and Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, 1790 to 1864
View Western Maryland's Historical Library Website
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries
Documenting the American South: North American Slave NarrativesAn exceptional site with electronic copies of narratives recorded from former slaves. View North American Slave Narratives Webpages