1. The Underground Railroad UNDERGROUND RAILROAD UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

2. The Underground Railroad Quilts secrets to a successful escape

3. Use of Quilts slaves used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad slaves used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad quilts with patterns contained secret messages that helped direct slaves to freedom quilts with patterns contained secret messages that helped direct slaves to freedom

4. How Did The Quilts Work? a plantation seamstress would sew a sampler quilt containing the ten quilt patterns a plantation seamstress would sew a sampler quilt containing the ten quilt patterns slaves would use the sampler to memorize the code slaves would use the sampler to memorize the code the seamstress sewed ten quilts, each composed of one of the code's patterns, and hung the quilts in full view one at a time, allowing the slaves to remember their meanings the seamstress sewed ten quilts, each composed of one of the code's patterns, and hung the quilts in full view one at a time, allowing the slaves to remember their meanings

5. How Did The Quilts Work? Quilts

6. A Sampler Quilt

7. What Were the Patterns?

8. Monkey Wrench the monkey wrench told slaves to prepare the tools they would need for the long journey, including mental and spiritual tools

9. Wagon Wheel Load the wagon wheel load told slaves to board the wagon to begin the escape

10. Bear’s Paw bear’s paw told slaves to take a mountain trail, out of view following the bear tracks would lead you to water and food

11. Crossroads crossroads referred to Cleveland, Ohio this destination offered several routes to freedom it also signified a point where a person’s life would change

12. Log Cabin log cabin was a secret symbol that could be drawn on the ground it meant that a person was safe to talk to it also advised seeking shelter

13. Shoofly shoofly identified a friendly guide who is nearby and can help

14. Bowtie the bowtie told slaves that it was necessary to travel in disguise or to change from the clothing of a slave to those of a person of higher status

15. Flying Geese flying geese meant to follow the direction of the flying geese as they migrated north in the spring most slaves escaped during the spring; along the way, the flying geese could be used as a guide to find water, food and places to rest

16. Drunkard's Path drunkard’s path told slaves to avoid walking in a straight line a zig-zag path helped avoid pursuers in the area

17. Star the star meant to follow the North Star it was a reference to the Big Dipper constellation

18. More Quilts

19. More Quilts II

20. More Quilts III

21. Now… YOU tell me what these mean!