Episode 803 - Illinois' Underground Railroad

Send us Fan MailFor Black Americans seeking to escape enslavement in the first half of the 1800s, Chicago was often an important stop on their path to freedom. Today we’re discussing the Underground Railroad in Illinois.Network to Freedom Listings:https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/ntf-listings.htmGraceland Cemetery (Chicago) Underground Railroad Activistshttps://www.gracelandcemetery.org/underground-railroad-activists/Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryFurther reading (purchasing these items through these links helps support our efforts at no additional cost to you):Onward to Chicago: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois by Larry McClellanhttps://amzn.to/4gQxpaPUnderground Railroad: A Captivating Guide to the Routes, Places, and People that Helped Free African Americans During the Nineteenth Century and the Life of Harriet Tubman by Varioushttps://amzn.to/4icYkilFleeing for Freedom: Stories of the Underground Railroad as Told by Levi Coffin and William Still by Willene Hendrickhttps://amzn.to/41kbQtlPath to Freedom: The History of the Underground Railroad for Kids (History Just for Kids) by Sara Michaelshttps://amzn.to/3EQbQKlChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Support the show