There are bountiful resources to help you on your discovery of Ohio's Black history. Here are a few books and web sites to assist you along your way.

When planning a trip that includes Underground Railroad sites across Ohio, you will want to reference Ohio's Underground Railroad Freedom Stations: Traveling the State's Underground Railroad. The brochure provides an overview of the sites and paths used by Ohio's Underground Railroad.

Websites
Ohio Historical Society
Black Studies Library, The Ohio State University
The Underground Railroad, presented by National Geographic
The Friends of Freedom/Ohio Underground Railroad Association
Aboard the Underground Railroad, presented by the National Register
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
The Underground Railroad in Erie County
Lorain County Underground Railroad Tour
Underground Railroad, Marietta

Books
In Their Path: A Grandmother's 519-Mile Underground Railroad Walk, by Joan Southgate

Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad, by Ann Hegedorn

His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad, by John P. Park, Stuart Sprague

Freedom Light: Underground Railroad Stories from Ripley, Ohio, by Edith M. Gaines