New York: Anchor Books, 2000.Įxplains how enslaved men and women encoded messages within quilt patterns that helped fugitives navigate their escape along the Underground Railroad.

Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad. Offers a new perspective on the Underground Railroad through the experiences of fugitive ex-slaves from the United States to free black settlements in Canada. From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2016.Īn edited collection that seeks to provide a re-interpretation of the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River region. A Fluid Frontier: Slavery, Resistance and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit Borderland. Smardz Frost, Karolyn and Tucker, Veda Smith.Provides a fresh examination of Michigan’s critical role in the movement to end slavery. Miles delves in detail into why and how many slaves were owned by the city’s elite, relationships between the races, and individual stories about freed and enslaved people. The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits.Ī book chronicling the fascinating and disturbing history of slavery in early Detroit. This encyclopedia focuses on the people, ideas, events, and places associated with the Underground Railroad. Encyclopedia of the Underground Railroad. A Google Map of all site locations is available here. We encourage you to visit the sites in conjunction with listening to Simon's piece to learn more about Detroit's important role in this history. Detroit has an incredible amount of sites with historical significance to the Underground Railroad.Ĭity of Detroit Historian Jamon Jordan (pictured above with composer Nkeiru Okoye) describes a collection of nine sites, listed below. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century.

Michigan was one of the last states for enslaved persons to reach before getting to freedom in Canada. The piece is inspired by the many stories, accounts, and experiences told by many enslaved people and abolitionists. It derives inspiration from the history of the Underground Railroad in the United States. Carlos Simon's Troubled Water is a trombone concerto commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

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