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课文理解 精品文档 精品文档 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除 精品文档 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除 Why did Barbara Carter speak proudly of her great-great-grandfather? For her great-great-grandfather, Josiah Henson has lived on through the character in American fiction that he helped inspire: Uncle Tom’s Cabin. (L9-10) ?Why did the author travel to Henson’s last home? To know more about the man. (L15-17) What was the Underground Railroad? Who forged it? (See to the culture note Josiah Henson and other courageous men and women together forged the Underground Railroad. (L20-21) Why did the author want to tell the readers the stories of the heroes of the Underground Railroad? Because the heroes of the Underground Railroad remain too little remembered and their exploits are still kept unknown. (L29-31) How did John Parker win his freedom?? He saved enough money to buy his freedom. (L40-41) Why did some people try to capture John Parker? Because he was a guide who helped people not to be captured by slave hunters. (L42-44) Why did Levi Coffin, a white man, help black slaves to freedom? Because he believed in Christianity that they should help those who were hungry and had no clothes to wear, no matter what color they were. (L59-61) What risks did Coffin run while helping slaves? He was the risk of getting his store and home burned and even thrown to prison. What difficulties did the slaves have in traveling the Underground Railroad to freedom? They had to march a journey of hundreds of miles, during which there were no signs and few maps. ? Why did many slaves go to Canada? Because slavery had been abolished there early in 1833. (L87-88) Why did Henson decide to escape? Because he faced the situation of being separated from his family. Parts Paragraphs One Para 1-5 It is high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging the Underground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America. Two Para 6-23 By citing examples the author praises