We're going through a mini series to explain the different roles on the underground railroad. What role do you think you would have played? Dive Deeper in History: A conversation about the different roles: https://youtu.be/oDBevK1yN-s Learn more about our documentary project: ► Learn more: https://agentsoftheundergroundrailroad.com ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agentsoftheundergroundrailroad/ Navigation 0:00 Intro 0:23 Preachers 0:43 Who Was Frederick Douglass? 2:06 Closing Music Shoutout to the musical talent in this video. Sriracha! - Chris Howland: https://youtu.be/L7pmWmeFuBc Xael - Overflow: https://youtu.be/c00hbRrdcXM Photos Library of Congress Public Domain QUESTION — Is there a story from American History you'd like to know more about? Let us know in the comments? Subscribe to Elwin Studios Here: https://www.youtube.com/@ElwinStudios For even more news, stay tuned to: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elwin_studios/ #history #historychannel #americanhistory ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqJ05AfT1ds

We are doing a 6 episode series on the progression of the Underground Railroad from 1800 to the 1860s. And hopefully by the end of it, you’ll understand a little more of how slavery came to an end. Dive Deeper in History: 1759 – Anthony Benezet writes Observations: https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2019amimp10533/?st=pdf&pdfPage=6# 1787 – Northwest Territory bans slavery through the Northwest Ordinance 1793 – First Fugitive Slave Law April 15, 1800 - Slave Trade Act of 1800 An act to prohibit the carrying on of the slave trade from the United States, to any foreign place or country. 1807 – Great Britain bans the slave trade through the Slave Trade Act 1808 – United States bans the slave trade through the Slave Trade Act Learn more about our documentary project: ► Learn more: https://agentsoftheundergroundrailroad.com ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agentsoftheundergroundrailroad/ Navigation 0:00 Intro 0:24 Anti-slavery to Abolitionism 1:06 Anthony Benezet 2:01 Growing Anti-Slavery 3:43 1776 4:34 Ending the Slave Trade 4:4 Closing Music Shoutout to the musical talent in this video. Sriracha! - Chris Howland: https://youtu.be/L7pmWmeFuBc Photos Library of Congress Public Domain QUESTION — Is there a story from American History you'd like to know more about? Let us know in the comments? Subscribe to Elwin Studios Here: https://www.youtube.com/@ElwinStudios For even more news, stay tuned to: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elwin_studios/ #history #historychannel #americanhistory ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYw0h9_MFHI

Would you run? Or would you risk the verdict? Let us know in the comments! Dive Deeper in History: William Still’s Account: https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesofl00coff/page/548/mode/2up ('Escape From a Courtroom') Navigation 0:00 Intro 0:35 The Courtroom 1:16 The Escape 2:31 The Verdict 3:07 Closing Music Shoutout to the musical talent in this video. Sriracha! - Chris Howland: https://youtu.be/L7pmWmeFuBc Xael - Overflow: https://youtu.be/c00hbRrdcXM Photos Library of Congress Public Domain QUESTION — Is there a story from American History you'd like to know more about? Let us know in the comments? Subscribe to Elwin Studios Here: https://www.youtube.com/@ElwinStudios #history #historychannel #americanhistory ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwGAf2Rx_YA

Can you scam a scammer? In this episode, find out how Laura Haviland and her friends do just that. Navigation 0:00 Intro 0:29 Before the Scam 0:56 The Scam Letters 2:40 Taking the Bait 5:04 Scamming the Scammers Get the Full Story: Laura Haviland, A Woman's Life and Work, Chapter 3 (Pages 53-90) https://archive.org/details/womanslifeworkla01havi/page/n67/mode/2up Special Thanks To: Towfiqu barbhuiya, Stephen Hui, LSE Library, Maxim Hopman, Frederic-Koberl, and Sander Sammy on Unsplash Library of Congress QUESTION — Did you learn something new? Let us know in the comments? Subscribe to Elwin Studios Here: https://www.youtube.com/@ElwinStudios #history #historychannel #americanhistory ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9-B86fqLlA