The Journey Continues
Additional Resources
video resources
places to visit
Books and articles:
Fugitive Slaves and the Underground Railroad in the Kentucky Borderland by Dr. J. Blaine Hudson
I’ve Got a Home in Glory Land by Karolyn Smardz Frost
Freedom Clothes: The Amazing Tale of Thornton and Lucie Blackburn by Estella Conwill Majozo
The Liberty Line: The Legend of the Underground Railroad by Larry Gara
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America by W. Caleb McDaniel
Podcasts:
Throughline on NPR: American Exile with Karolyn Smardz Frost
30 Days of Stories on the Underground Railroad with the Oldham County History Center
Websites
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938
Toronto Ward Museum- an overview of Thornton Blackburn’s life as part of the on-line exhibition “Pathways to Toronto”
Freedom on the Move - a database of fugitives from American slavery
ExploreKYHistory - Blackburn historic marker overview, provided by the KY Historical Society
Explore Kentucky’s Slavery and Emancipation History - created by the KY Historical Society
I Was Here Project Louisville - Louisville Downtown Partnership and Metro Council District 4 collaborate to offer augmented reality art installations
Please note: the Frazier History Museum has made every effort to use the most up-to-date and inclusive terminology in the materials we create. However, due to the evolving understandings of language, some of the terminology used in these sources may not reflect current standards.