Underground Railroad Journey by Matthew Colicino https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u Write a Journey of a Slave escaping to freedom en-us 2017-05-01 17:49:03 UTC 2025-12-05 00:09:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Rukaiya-Underground Railroad Journey https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169246403          I have lived in Missouri for as long as I remember.Every single day I wake up early in the morning to farm and work in the field until late at night when I can finally get some rest.This cycle goes on and on. I always wonder to myself,isn't there more to life than just working all day?I'm 13 years old and live in a small shack with my brother and my mom.I mean I'm happy with what I have but every single day,my heart craves more.                           
Then one day,every thing changed when my mom told me that she's thinking about escaping.I was overjoyed.The following week we were ready.One cool night we took off,my mom,brother,and I.The North Star was shining as bright as the sun.My mom told us that the star would lead us to the north,where we can be free and taste what freedom feels like. 
  Soon we were tripping over the slippery roads, since it rained last night.We had to stop every 5 minutes because my brother couldn't keep up with us.He was out of breath and his short legs couldn't carry any longer.So,my mom decided to stay in the forest for the night.We lay down and covered ourselves with leaves and moss.
  I knew that any moment, a slavecatcher could capture us and I didn't want to lose any of my family members.Not again.My mom and brother slept but I couldn't sleep.I stayed up most of the night.In the morning, we continued with our journey.After walking for about 25 minutes, we saw a small house with a patterned quilt hung on a cloth line.My mom told me it was a sign that the house was safe and that the house was part of the Underground Railroad.
  We went closer to the house and we sat on the porch.After a while,we knocked on the door.An young woman slowly opened the door.As soon as she saw us, she immediately let us in the house.The woman warmly greeted us and provided us with food.We were glad to finally sleep in a actual bed and eat real food.My brother's expression implied that he was shocked.Even mama couldn't hide her surprise.We had to sleep in the attic,but the attic also had a bed.The woman told us it was safer in the attic.
In the morning,the woman told us that there was a man waiting for us in the front of her house.She said he could be trusted.She also gave us some extra food if we needed it later on.
We went outside and saw a huge wagon.Turns out,there was a secret compartment inside the wagon and we hid there.The driver drove us slowly,since the road was very bumpy.We countered 2

]]> 2017-05-01 17:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169246403 The Journey of Tia by Rita Lin https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169246636    I was a confident. I packed a little but not too much food as the master would be suspicious.
  The jouney would be hard but I would give my soul in for freedom. I was tired of being a slave doing back breaking labor.                                                               It was like plague for the slaves. It was like a sickness being a slave that killed people from labor. But instead of my fellow slaves accepting they will never achieve freedom I say there is chances. I had enough of being a slave although I was a mere child.
   I away not looking or turning back fearing the master have found out I was gone already. I was a special slave learning the my letters without going to school and I could do work of a 16 year old slave that is a women. 
 I ran away because I was tired of waking up in the morning at dawn just to be whipped for being one minutes late to work. I rather be free and enjoy the beautiful sunset then to do hard labor until sunset.
 The air got chilly as I ran in the forest with the North Star Polaris guiding me through the depths of the forest.
     Although my feet were starting to get blisters and cuts because I am bare feet I still ran in the forest of Virginia.
  I stopped at house that was not fancy I decided to try my luck and knocked on the door two times shivering between one another. Fearing the person who would answer would turn me into the authorities.
      A woman came out and quickly let me in without a word.
     She spoke as she cooked a mysterious but a fragrant meal.
  She said "Hello fellow escaped slave I am Emma and you will be safe here for a few days so your cuts heal."
   I gasped as she noticed my blisters and cuts as the moment I walked in the shabby and old house.
   I ate the delicious and fragrant stew. It warmed my body as I been living off the dried meat and bread for a week.
    Emma led me into a secret compartment of the house or just the attic I wasn't so sure because my old masters would let me into the house to do housework. Instead the outside to do back breaking labor.   
  I heard voices that didn't sound so nice.
  They were banging and yelling "traitor" with anger and betrayal. I didn't get why the men were doing what they are doing.
    I heard and saw Emma open the doors with a radiant smile that made the men fall because the men were afraid.
    The men muttered the words
Emma Witherteen. 
   I quickly realize this woman was no regular folk but the daughter of the infamous William Witherteen. 
     William was a man of no good but never caught because the witnesses were mainly woman. So the authorities would automatically think his crimes were not true. As the witnesses were sentenced to 10 years in jail or hanged. He was a no good man who stole and make profit making him into a millionaire.
 There were rumors that he had a wife and daughter. He said that it was true and reveal their identities. 
 But the most scariest phrase he said was 
"I'd will not hesitate to kill you folks if y'all lay a hand on my daughter or wife"
   The men retreated in fear.
 She closed the door and
headed to me opening the compartment and whispering something in my ear.
 "It's not safe anymore you have to leave tomorrow and leave with a fellow helper ,and watch out for house that have lanterns and this quit pattern". 
 She quickly showed me a unique with with designs on it. I memorized the pattern because I have a photographic memory.
  I woke to the smell of breakfast. Emma handed me a bowl of weird white things but it was delicious. 
   Emma then handed me a worn but sturdy pair of shoes. I would need them for the jouney she said.
    I went out to withness a horse and a man.
  He said hop on.
   I was confused as what he saying as he pointed to a carriage with a blanket and a whole lot of carrots. I proceeded to walk towards the carriage and layed down.
    He put the uncomfortable burlap cloth on me along with the carrots piled on top.
   I was uncomfortable and felt numb because of the lack of space I was given in the pile of carrots.
  I listened to the man talking to a man with a deep and funny voice. 
  The depth voiced man said something but it was unclear because of the carrots being in the way.
  All I could manage to hear was 
"Hey what you got there my sir"
 I knew it wasn't going end well or was it my gut feeling I was confused as the cart started moving again.


]]> 2017-05-01 17:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169246636 The travises Underground Railroad journey by Fabrizio https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169444411 The Travis family had always been working on a Texas ranch picking up cow poop or planting but never ever get rest. Mom said tom the oldest son. Why don't we ever even try to go up north. I'm sorry hunny but it's just to har.... but tom cut her off. Don't you ever want to be free? Well said mama ya know what let's go be free. Now that's my mom said tom. It was stormy and it was dark but they managed to break free. Freedom! They both said. It took 3 days halfway through the south. They stoped in a forest and heard feet. Than a bark! It was slave catchers. Just then they saw a house with a lanter. They had no choice so they ran up to the house knocked on it and someone grabbed them and hid them. Then they knew what was going on. They have heard strories about the underground rail road. They knew they where safe. The next day they hoped on a potato cart and they had reached the north. They where in far! They arrived at New York City where they saw somthin that was them! There was a poster that said a WANTED the Travis family reward $500000 dead or alive! They where shocked! So they knew they where no where safe they had to keep going to freedom land aka Canada]]> 2017-05-02 14:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169444411 🐍DIMITRIUS 🐍 https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445123 IT WAS ANOTHER DAY AS I WENT TO WORK THEN THE MASTER CALLED MY NAME. "JOHN". I RAN INTO THE YARD 
 THERE THE MASTER WAS WAITING. HE TOLD ME THAT "IM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY SO IM GONNA HAVE TO SELL YOU". I WAS SHOCKED. I WAS HIS BEST WORKER AND HE'S GONNA SELL ME TO A HORRIBLE NEW MASTER WHO IS MUCH MORE MEANER. I HAD TO LEAVE. BY NIGHTFALL I RAN FOLLOWING THE NORTH STAR UNTIL I FOUND A HOUSE WITH A LANTERN ON. REMEMBERING WHAT MY MAMA TOLD ME. THE LANTERN MEANT I FOUND A STATION ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. I WENT INSIDE HOPING I WAS RIGHT. INSIDE WAS AN OLD WOMAN. SHE TOLD ME TO HIDE IN A SHED UNDER THE HOUSE. SHE GAVE ME FOOD, A SMALL BED, AND A PILLOW. IN THE MORNING THE OLD WOMAN TOLD ME "WAKE UP, ITS TIME TO GO". OUTSIDE WAS A CART FILLED WITH POTATOES.I WENT INSIDE GETTING BANGED WITH THE POTATOES. ]]> 2017-05-02 14:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445123 The Journey Of Maya by Sara Berete https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445172   We were working on the hot fields of San Antonio,Texas. Mama called out my name."Maya!come and help me pick cotton."I ran as fast as I could I ran into my master he was mad he said "slave 7 come and let me go talk to your ma. I'll sell yah on the here auction soon." Mama yelled "please don't sir "as she furtilized the farm with manure.my brother already got sold at an auction but I was next.  Mama said we've got ta escape. The next day mama and I planed to leave with the clothes on our backs and
   

]]> 2017-05-02 14:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445172 https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445182 JaMychal Green - Road To Mexìco


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I was with my family we were singing the old cotton song to waste time I could tell no one was happy, we were sweating are backs were aching it was a hard time and the mast' made it worse.  He would mock us saying horrible stuff. We all wanted to escape but we were in Deep South and the punishment were crazy bad peoples done got beat to death. Knowing that my uncle, My mom, My dad and me were planning an escape we were all called crazy but on February 18, 1854 me packed are things and got ready for the woods. It was a long week but we finally arrived in a slavery land we got unlucky because the people wanted slavery so we were sent back to Texas there we all got beat and bruised badly. Many people would think we were even crazier to try escaping again on March 24, 1854 we. Tried again this time halfway to Mexico we got caught again, whenw we returned my uncle and my dad got beaten to death it was horrible I couldn't believe my eyes there was blood everywhere. For the next 11 years I stayed in slavery for age 15 to 26 I've seen alot  now slavery is over and I'm still scarred for life. 






]]> 2017-05-02 14:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445182 Underground Railroad Journey of Jill by Amy https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445918   As the sun rose up, I got up. This is how early I was supposed to get up, and get to work. Our master was so cruel that he would only give us food after we finished our morning work. But all we ever got were tiny morsels of food. I looked over to my mama who was already sweeping the floor, but her face looked like she was thinking. "Mama, what's wrong?" I asked, worried. "Nothing, I'm okay sweetheart." Mama replied. I had just decided to go with it and get the work done, because my stomach was grumbling.   

  After the work of the afternoon and morning, I was exhausted. Mama still had the same expression on, but it became a bit more worried. I couldn't tell much, because my eyes were shutting slowly. Mama told me to get some sleep. "No, Mama", I protested, "I need to get some work done too." Before I could even hear what Mama said, I was quietly asleep on the uncomfortable straw bed Mama made for me.

 Suddenly, someone shook me awake. I opened my eyes and saw Mama.  "Mama, aren't you asleep?" I asked. "Jill, I need to tell you something honey." Mama replied .At this, I sat up. "I'm thinking of running away from here, tomorrow." As soon as I heard these words come out of my Mama, I was extremely happy! She filled me in on details, making sure she was quiet so the master didn't hear. Then, at about 12 in the morning, we finally went to sleep. 

  The next day, Mama and I took turns packing as little as we could for the trip. The master wasn't even awake yet, so it helped us go faster. 

]]> 2017-05-02 15:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169445918 Justin-story how everyone escaped to freedom 😄🏆 https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169692060 It all started when harriet Tubman was 23 years old she helped alot  of slaves escape slavery so they won't be torched again she help 25,000 slaves escape and sended them to canada where it is very safe.she started from 1833 to1852 transportation them to Canada.almost all the slaves escaped except her husband he wanted to stay in slavery but if he tells what happen they will go to  Canada and find the missing slaves and bring them back to slavery. But luckily the husband was forced to come with them to canada.then Harriet tubman died in 1952 she was remembered by all the slaves because she help them go to freedom.🥇🎖🏆😄🎰

]]> 2017-05-03 14:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169692060 https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169697554 One say in a small town call slavery town there was a little boy call Henry .And he was a slave he wanted to escape slavery but he could not there will always find him to mattered why but till one day there was this women called Harriet and she help henry escape and Henry said.  "I WANT TO BE YOU ONE DAY HARRIET!!!" And a hen Henry was a slave helper he help slaves and kept on going he had goals to help more then 10000 slaves and then world war 5 happen Henry help 10000 slaves but then he was shot.people tried helping him but he was injured badly . The End by carlos mego]]> 2017-05-03 14:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/169697554 Caroline✨ https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170156268 As I look I saw a light and I know that I can go inside the house an old woman and she was a conductor of the Underground Railroad she gave me food and water I woke up and I was on the run to freedom and I went in the house with a light . I know that I was close to the north . Afterthen I saw a wanted poster with my face and a reward I know that my  master knows that I was gone into the Underground Railroad and I know that I have to go faster .after that I met Harriet Tubman . She said that if you want to go to the north then you should come with me . I grad her hand then we waked I saw more wanted posters for me . Then I saw Harriet Tubman posters . I know that I was free . Then Harriet Tubman said that my master was looking for me the only way I could be free is that I head to Canada and I did now I will be free .🎆

]]> 2017-05-05 12:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170156268 Story of the Underground Railroad by Peggy https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170158592   I was working on my masters farm. It was so hot that I couldn't resist it. I just want to be free. I could have my own family. Sadly, I can't. Being a salve is my future. Then, one day, a person named, Harriet Tubman, told me to come with her. I was afraid that my master would notice that I was gone. She encouraged me to come with her. I was not sure but I still followed her. She was there to lead me to freedom. ]]> 2017-05-05 12:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170158592 The story of jay by Bently🌪 https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170160917 We're working on the field until mama called me to go pick out cotton from the field,but then I got in my masters way I knew I had to say something but before I got the chance to my master said that I was going to be sold.  My mom crying with nothing to do but watch it was terrible I was scared and brave at the same time. As soon I was sold everyone got back to working. My new master was Johnson king. He was very rich and famous too he paid lots of money for me and expected me to make him lots,and lots of money. So I made sure I did so I would not get sold again,because from there I was going to escape. It was close to the north and at night I escaped. I was running for
my life not looking back,

]]> 2017-05-05 12:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170160917 Mischa https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170161407 One day the master told me to go get some paper.To put up wanted poster of the people that escape.I said ok I knew it was my day to escape. So I waited to the night to escape.I was so scared that they will catch me.Everone was sleeping it was my time to move quickly.I had escape.They never found me again.]]> 2017-05-05 12:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170161407 Eddy Alvarado: The Hard Road! https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170164811 It was a wonderful night when all of a sudden I heard a slave catcher. I hid as fast as I could. We were in TEXAS. We planned to escape but it was to risky. ]]> 2017-05-05 13:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170164811 The journey of Mia by Dickyi https://padlet.com/matthew_colicino/9a3k4x3dwp4u/wish/170165214 I was panting. The sun was beating me with its rays. I was cleaning out the horse's stalls. It smelled soo bad. "Hurry up you child of a brat!!!!" My master screeched

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