For Educators

Learn

Explore the trail and its legacy through the many resources available for teachers and students.

Educational Resources

Civil War to Civil Rights: Trail to Freedom Teacher Resource Toolkit
Explore regional African American history with this classroom resource  (Grades 5-12)

Classroom Visits

Book a visit to your classroom with these Trail to Freedom Group members

• 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops
• National Park Service
• Stafford Historical Society

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Additional Resources

Local Resources

• John J. Wright Education & Cultural Center Museum
• Fredericksburg Timeless
• Spotsylvania County African American Heritage Trail
• Center for African American Genealogy Research, Inc.
• Central Rappahannock Heritage Center
• Central Rappahannock Regional Library
• Free Lance-Star (regional & local newspaper)
• National Park Service
• RF&P Railroad Historical Society

State Resources

• Virginia Historical Society
• Library of Virginia
• Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

National Resources

• National Register of Historic Places
• Preserve America Program
• Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• National Museum of American History