the underground railroad ohio: the gateway to freedom presented by :dr. ronald helms, sean guiliano,...
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The Underground Railroad
Ohio: The Gateway to FreedomPresented by :Dr. Ronald Helms, Sean Guiliano, Allison Lorenz, Denise Naff,
& Angela Nyberg
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Underground Railroad: Overview
• Underground Railroad began in isolated cases as early as the 1700’s
• URR reached it’s peak from 1830-1865
• Loosely connected stops in which runaway slaves could find safety as they fled north
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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
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Southern Ohio
• Springboro
• Cincinnati
• Ripley
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Springboro Ohio
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Springboro Ohio
• Antislavery sympathies of residents: Quakers
• Location: situated between Great and Little Miami Rivers
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Springboro Ohio
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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
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Springboro Ohio
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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
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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 1832-1850• “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
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Cincinnati Ohio
– Levi Coffin• Assisted over
3,000 slaves find freedom
• Known as “President” of URR
• “Central Station”
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Ripley Ohio
• Located East of Cincinnati
• Location on Ohio River gave runaways a place to hide
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Ripley Ohio
• John Percial Parker, an African American abolitionist and former slave, was one of the earliest and busiest station conductors
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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
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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
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Freedom Center
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Freedom Center
• Interactive Museum – Suitable for elementary through high
school – Hands on– Computer simulations – Several movie “theaters”
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Freedom Center