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| Underground Railroad Escape Routes |
| Underground Railroad Heritage Travel Club |
Mission:
To utilize the indelible experience of travel in lieu of history books in order to expose the full
African American story, intended to live forever in the hearts of the people. The travel club
seeks to take our passengers on incredible journeys that will amaze, amuse, and enlighten.
To utilize the indelible experience of travel in lieu of history books in order to expose the full
African American story, intended to live forever in the hearts of the people. The travel club
seeks to take our passengers on incredible journeys that will amaze, amuse, and enlighten.
UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD PHRASES
QUILT
Quilts are blankets made of patchwork of different materials. They often show important events in
life. During the underground railroad era, quilts were hung from the front porch of a house. They told
runaway slaves that that house was a safe place for them to find food, shelter and help. They also
had hidden messages. Jacob's Ladder was a popular quilt pattern.
CONDUCTOR
Conductors were people who guided runaway slaves to freedom. They would show them the way to
the safe houses and help them get supplies, etc. Many conductors returned to get more slaves and
risked their lives. Some were even runaway slaves who could be returned to slavery if they were
caught, such as Harriet Tubman.
NORTH STAR
The North star is the brightest star in the night sky. Slaves used it to find their way through the
woods. Runaway slaves had to move mostly at night, making the star extremely useful.
DRINKING GOURD
Is a group of stars we call the Big Dipper. Slaves called it a gourd because it looked like the bowl
and ladle they used to drink water from during that time. They also used this constellation (grouping
of stars) to help them find their way in the dark.
LANTERN
Is an oil or candle lit lamp that people used many years before electricity. Those who wanted to help
runaway slaves hung lanterns on the poles in front of their homes. This way slaves could identify a
dwelling as a safe house.
SPIRITUAL SONGS
Spiritual songs were the songs that slaves sang on plantations. They told about slave life, but many
spiritual songs also had codes that told runaway slaves how to escape and where the safe houses
were. One famous spiritual song is "Go Down Moses"
PATROLS
Patrols were groups of white men who caught runaway slaves for money. They were people who did
not own land and whose only job was to patrol the roads to catch runaways for their masters. Once
they were caught patrols would get a good reward. This is how they made their livings and became
the first policemen.
STATIONS
Stations were safe houses along the underground railroad. Runaways got shelter and food there.
They were usually taken there by conductors. People who owned stations or safe houses put their
lives and their families' lives in danger to help runaway slaves.
PASSWORD
The traditional "Who Goes There" password is said to have been "A Friend of a Friend", which
relates to the phrase "A Friend" which was just another name for a Quaker, who had started the
railroad campaign in its earliest days.
QUILT
Quilts are blankets made of patchwork of different materials. They often show important events in
life. During the underground railroad era, quilts were hung from the front porch of a house. They told
runaway slaves that that house was a safe place for them to find food, shelter and help. They also
had hidden messages. Jacob's Ladder was a popular quilt pattern.
CONDUCTOR
Conductors were people who guided runaway slaves to freedom. They would show them the way to
the safe houses and help them get supplies, etc. Many conductors returned to get more slaves and
risked their lives. Some were even runaway slaves who could be returned to slavery if they were
caught, such as Harriet Tubman.
NORTH STAR
The North star is the brightest star in the night sky. Slaves used it to find their way through the
woods. Runaway slaves had to move mostly at night, making the star extremely useful.
DRINKING GOURD
Is a group of stars we call the Big Dipper. Slaves called it a gourd because it looked like the bowl
and ladle they used to drink water from during that time. They also used this constellation (grouping
of stars) to help them find their way in the dark.
LANTERN
Is an oil or candle lit lamp that people used many years before electricity. Those who wanted to help
runaway slaves hung lanterns on the poles in front of their homes. This way slaves could identify a
dwelling as a safe house.
SPIRITUAL SONGS
Spiritual songs were the songs that slaves sang on plantations. They told about slave life, but many
spiritual songs also had codes that told runaway slaves how to escape and where the safe houses
were. One famous spiritual song is "Go Down Moses"
PATROLS
Patrols were groups of white men who caught runaway slaves for money. They were people who did
not own land and whose only job was to patrol the roads to catch runaways for their masters. Once
they were caught patrols would get a good reward. This is how they made their livings and became
the first policemen.
STATIONS
Stations were safe houses along the underground railroad. Runaways got shelter and food there.
They were usually taken there by conductors. People who owned stations or safe houses put their
lives and their families' lives in danger to help runaway slaves.
PASSWORD
The traditional "Who Goes There" password is said to have been "A Friend of a Friend", which
relates to the phrase "A Friend" which was just another name for a Quaker, who had started the
railroad campaign in its earliest days.
| First African Baptist Church and Fort Pulaski were among the only Underground Railroad Station stops in Savannah, Georgia |
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| K i n g C e n t e r |
Atlanta, GA
Jacksonville, FL
| J a c k s o n v i l l e Z o o |
| O y o t u n j i V i l l a g e |
Sheldon, SC
St. Helena Island, SC
| P e n n C e n t e r |
Outskirts of Orlando, FL
| E a t o n v i l l e |
St. Augustine, FL
| F o r t M o s e |
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This is a 27 acre African village founded in 1970 by
King (Oba) Ofuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefumi I.
King (Oba) Ofuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefumi I.
Penn Center is a freeman school established
by abolitionists from Pennsylvania in 1862. It is
located on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, SC.
by abolitionists from Pennsylvania in 1862. It is
located on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, SC.
Eatonville is the first incorporated African American
community in the U.S., located 6 miles north of Orlando,
FL. In 1882, 112 acres were purchased by Joseph C.
Clarke from the mayor, Josiah C. Eaton. Clarke sold lots
to blacks. The town was also home to the famous
African American novelist, Zora Neale Hurston.
community in the U.S., located 6 miles north of Orlando,
FL. In 1882, 112 acres were purchased by Joseph C.
Clarke from the mayor, Josiah C. Eaton. Clarke sold lots
to blacks. The town was also home to the famous
African American novelist, Zora Neale Hurston.
Native Americans,
freemen, and
slaves from South
Carolina and
Georgia fled to
Florida to St.
Augustine during
the colonial era.
The colony, which
became the first
city of Florida, was
established by the
Spanish who hired
Indians and
Africans to defend
their boarders.
The two tribal
peoples became
known as the
Seminole Indians
(runaways). The
black Seminoles
settled
independently in
Fort Mose.
freemen, and
slaves from South
Carolina and
Georgia fled to
Florida to St.
Augustine during
the colonial era.
The colony, which
became the first
city of Florida, was
established by the
Spanish who hired
Indians and
Africans to defend
their boarders.
The two tribal
peoples became
known as the
Seminole Indians
(runaways). The
black Seminoles
settled
independently in
Fort Mose.
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