Tales From The Underground Railroad describes the efforts of the vast secret network of sympathetic people who helped African Americans escape slavery in the South on the Underground Railroad. It is a collection of true stories about those who escaped from slavery and were finally reunited with their families.

People united by a hatred of slavery work together to help runaway slaves escape to freedom. The heroes of these exciting stories risk their own freedom and their lives for a great cause.

The term ‘underground’ in underground railroad means secret. It was not actually a road, but more like a trail. Thus, if you said the term literally, you would say ‘secret trail’. The underground railroad was called a railroad because there were multiple stops along the way for slaves to get food, clothes and the supplies they needed.

Kate Connell is a published author of several children’s books. Some of her published credits include: Tales From The Underground Railroad (Stories of America), The Dust Bowl Adventures of Patty and Earl Buckler (I Am American) and Yankee Blue or Rebel Gray: The Civil War Adventures of Sam Shaw.

Debbe Heller is a published author and an illustrator of several children’s books. Some of her published credits include: Tales From The Underground Railroad (Stories of America), Building A Dream: Mary Bethune’s School (Stories of America) and To Fly With The Swallows: A Story of Old California (Stories of America).

Alex Haley, as General Editor, wrote the introduction.