Lesson Plans

UNDERGROUND

Grades: High School & College

Subject Area: American History, African American Studies

Made Possible By: WGN America

Enhance your Black History Month class plans with this study guide for Season 2 of the acclaimed WGN America Original Series UNDERGROUND. This gripping saga of a group of slaves who escaped a Georgia plantation on the Underground Railroad, and the abolitionists who joined them in defiance of the law, reveals the heroes – including Harriet Tubman – who rose up to fight for freedom for all, knowing that freedom meant laying their lives on the line for others. Season 2 of UNDERGROUND premieres Wednesday, March 8, at 10/9c.

Click the images below to download the program.
underground2_poster

Your opinion is important to our program sponsors, and to YMI. We depend on your input to continue providing free educational resources that make a real difference in the classroom.

Complete Study Guide
Complete Study Guide
Activity 1
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 3
Poster
Poster
Curricular Standards
Curricular Standards