The Underground Railroad and Iowa: On the Road from Slavery to Freedom

The hole-and-corner(a) force and Iowa On the Road from Slavery to FreedomI looked at my hands to see if I was the same person There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like silver through the trees, and I felt like I was in Heaven. Harriet Tubman express these words when she arrived in Pennsylvania, a free woman at ultimately (theme Geographic). Years later, when talking about the reasons she ran away, Ms. Tubman would state, There are two things I have a justifiedly to and these are Death and Liberty. One or the other I misbegot to have. No one will take me back alive (Americas Civil War, 42). While close research on the belowground Rail lane focuses on the northern states, the state of Iowa played an essential role in the coerce. Clinton, Iowa was often a runaways last stop to begin with crossing the Mighty Mississippi River.The first documentation of the name Underground railroad line is from the year 1831 and in one case, attributed to the owner of a spring slave, Tice David. David successfully gained freedom by traversing along small creeks, rivers, and dense timber and his owner finally gave up searching for him. Upon returning to Kentucky, Tice Davids agent slave-owner announced, He must have gone on an underground road (Americas Civil War, 42). Another name given to the Underground Railroad was the Freedom Train (theme Underground Railroad Freedom Center) and Harriet Tubman was inarguably one of the most famous conductors on this train, leading thousands of slaves to their freedom in the north. Since the formation of the Iowa Territory, the largest race group, settling in what would become Iowa, came from southern states. Because of this, early historians assumed that Iowa would tak... ...ng, 1983.Patrick, Kathy. fly Slaves on the Underground Railroad found welcome havens in Ohios Oberlin and Wellington. Americas Civil War Travel. May 1994 66 68.Harriet Tubman. upstart Standard Encyclopedia. Sta ndard Education Corporation. Volume 17. Chicago 1994. (no fountain listed).National Geographic Web site March 28, 2002http//www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/National Underground Railroad Freedom Center March 28, 2002http//www.undergroundrailroad.org/Underground Railroad. New Standard Encyclopedia. Standard Education Corporation. Volume 18. Chicago 1994. (no author listed).Wilmot, Franklin A. Disclosures and confessions of Frank A. Wilmot, the slave thief and Negro runner. Philadelphia Barclay & Co. 1860. Library of American Civilization. McIntyre Library, UWEC Campus. Eau Claire, WI.