The Underground Railroad

Plot

By ones, twos, and threes, in the years before the Civil War thousands of enslaved people slipped through the night on their way to freedom, riding the Underground Railroad. Hidden and hunted, the escape of southern slaves to the North remains a compelling event in American history. Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of "stations" on the Railroad, along with images of the routes, lives, and hardships of both the "passengers" and "conductors."

Guided Level V
Word Count 4,715
ATOS 7.8
Interest Level grade 4-7
Lexile 1240L
UK Band 14 Topaz