In the following “Examining Content Using Common Core State Standards” section of this guide, the prompts provide for a critical analysis of The Underground Railroad using the CCSS for Reading Literature and History/Social Studies for grades eleven and twelve and are organized according to the standard they primarily support. At the college level, the book is appropriate for composition and literature classes, race studies, gender studies, and is also ideal for first-year/common reading programs. Supporting the national Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in reading literature for high school curriculums, The Underground Railroad is an appropriate selection for grades eleven and twelve in language arts or U.S. As Cora charts her own path The Underground Railroad reminds us that her story can be a basis for broader discussions of race, gender, and many other important themes. Most important, incorporating The Underground Railroad allows readers to bear witness to a counter-narrative of slavery that is often not discussed. Additionally, background knowledge of how lynching and other forms of racial terror were used as enforcement and of slave narratives and the rich literary history of African Americans deepens the reading experiences. An understanding of the slave trade, slavery, and how it functioned in the United States is essential to be able to make sense of the number of Africans who were enslaved and the historical legacy of enslavement through Reconstruction, the civil rights movement, up to today. To begin, teachers will benefit from preparing themselves, and their students, to have difficult conversations about race, racism, and white supremacy. Through Cora, the reader is reminded of the necessity of hope, of rebellion, and of freedom, making The Underground Railroad an indispensable addition to any classroom.
Given the enduring struggle of this country to grapple with the treatment of Africans in America, The Underground Railroad is a critical text for opening up conversations about the lasting legacies of slavery. Told in episodes, the places and people Cora encounters provide her and the reader with profound revelations of the impact of enslavement.
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead introduces Cora, a young African American woman who journeys to freedom from the antebellum South on a fantastically imagined physical-rather than metaphorical-railroad.
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