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They were collectively known as the underground railroad.
In the US it was called the Underground Railroad
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I think it was called" The underground railroad.
The underground railroad was an informal network of people who, although in violation of the "Fugitive Slave Act" helped escaped slaves reach freedom in Northern States or Canada.The underground railroad wasn't actually a railroad nor was it underground. It was actually a system where slaves would go from house to house until they could escape to freedom. The underground railroad was an escape route for slaves to travel from safe house to safe house and head to the north.It was an 'underground' organization. That is, it was not publicized, and kept secret from authorities at the time. It was called a railroad, because the way it was organized was akin to the way railroads were run. With various stops along the way (Safe houses) and conductors leading them (Often born-free blacks).Harriet Tubman was a major figure in the history of the underground railroad.The Underground Railroad was used to help slaves in the U.S. escape to states that were free.
They were collectively known as the underground railroad.
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By helping slaves to escape into Canada, using the system of safe-houses known as the Underground Railroad.
The Underground Railroad was used to help slaves in the U.S. escape to states that were free, or to Canada. The railroad was a system of safe houses and secret routes.
The Underground Railroad was the name of the system that helped runaway slaves escape to freedom in the northern states and Canada. It was a network of routes and safe houses operated by abolitionists and sympathetic individuals.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad organized by abolitionists was a system. That aided fugitive slaves in their journey to the North of the United States and Canada.
Fugitive slaves rebelled against the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law by escaping to Canada, forming and joining abolitionist groups, participating in the Underground Railroad, and sometimes physically resisting capture by slave catchers. Some fugitive slaves also sought legal assistance and used the court system to fight for their freedom.
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I believe that you are asking about the underground railroad, a route for the escape of slaves to the north.
a system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
In the US it was called the Underground Railroad