Research Resources
Census Data
African Americans in Maryland Census Data from the University of Virginia Historical Censor Browser.
Maryland Census Data 1790-1880
Dorchester County Slave Purchasers, 1823-1836
Documents & Electronic Texts
Classroom packets designed for use by teachers and students. Rare books and reprinted archival material available in an electronic format.
Documents for the Classroom
Electronic Texts
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.
History of Runaway Laws
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