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Census Data

African Americans in Maryland Census Data from the University of Virginia Historical Censor Browser.

icon Maryland Census Data 1790-1880

icon Dorchester County Slave Purchasers, 1823-1836

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Documents & Electronic Texts

Classroom packets designed for use by teachers and students. Rare books and reprinted archival material available in an electronic format.
icon Documents for the Classroom

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Maryland Law

Maryland Law

Legal backing for those working to keep or apprehend slaves. The laws attempted to make escape more difficult by punishing those who helped a slave escape.

icon History of Runaway Laws


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Additional Online Resources


Afrigeneas

A site devoted to researching African Ancestry in the Americas and to genealogical research and resources.
http://www.afrigeneas.com/

Allegany County African American History

View Allegany County African American History Website

Banneker-Douglass Museum

View Banneker-Douglass Museum Website

Cornell University: Freedom on the Move

View Freedom on the Move Website

Maryland Historical Society

View Maryland Historical Society Website

NEW! Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission Website

View Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission Website

National Geographic Underground Railroad

A site targeted for younger audiences.
View National Geographic Journey to Freedom Webpages

National Register Underground Railroad Travel Itinerary

View National Register Underground Railroad Travel Itinerary Website

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program

View National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Website

Pathways to Freedom: Maryland and the Underground Railroad

A site devoted to the Underground Railroad in Maryland by Maryland Public Television.
It includes many interactive activities and teaching resources on the Underground Railroad.
View Pathways to Freedom Website

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

View Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture Museum

Slaves and Free African Americans, Reports and opinions from the newspapers of Hagerstown, Washington County, and Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, 1790 to 1864

View Western Maryland's Historical Library Website

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries

Documenting the American South: North American Slave Narratives
An exceptional site with electronic copies of narratives recorded from former slaves.
View North American Slave Narratives Webpages

Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad

View Whispers of Angels Website