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The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses and routes in the United States that helped slaves escape to freedom. Abolitionist sympathizers provided food, transportation, and help in escaping.

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How many feet underground was the Underground railway?

The underground railway was NOT underground. It was a trail leading the black to safety.


How do you make a sentence with the word underground railway?

I am between stations of the Underground Railway.


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Mr Levi Coffin ran the underground railway (well he was the main one)


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Who invented the the London underground?

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