The Underground Railroad was the name given to the system by which escaped slaves from the South were helped in their flight to the North. It is believed that the system started in 1787. The Underground Railroad was at its height between 1850 and 1860.
Slaves escaped from the south using the underground railroad during any season. The most common times were at night, or early morning, in winter-spring.
D.It was a secret system which helped slaves escape to reedom.
The underground railroad was established in the late 1700's by Isaac Hopper, but it is most widely recognized for its part in allowing many hundereds of slaves to escape to the North.
Harriet Tubman was the most famous Conductor, although there were many more
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One of them were, she created the underground railroad to help slaves escape from Canada.
I'd expect that most people would know this, but it is the Underground Railroad.
The most popular conductor of the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. She helped so many slaves to escape from freedom. She was also saved by William Still (another conductor) to be freed from slavery.
there was a bunch of different volunteers, the most famous being Harriet Tubman. she led over 300 slaves to freedom on foot.
there was a bunch of different volunteers, the most famous being Harriet Tubman. she led over 300 slaves to freedom on foot.
The underground railroad was mainly ran by Harriet Tubman. She was a slave that traveled from union states back over to the slave states over and over again helping other slaves get over to freedom. the underground railroad was a series of trails that helped slaves get to the northern states to freedom.
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad. Many other abolitionists (people against slavery) helped, as well.