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Conductor on the underground railroad?
The person who could be considered the conductor of the Underground Railroad would be Harriet Tubman. Tubman led about 70 slaves to freedom through a network of safe houses that was nicknamed, the "Underground Railroad."
Conductor who helped slaves through underground railroad?
That would be Harriet Tubman. Her story is very interesting. I suggest doing some research on her and the Underground Railroad.
Did the underground railroad exist before the civil war?
The Underground Railroad was a series of free blacks and Northerners who were against slavery that would guide slaves up to the North to Freedom. It wasn't an actual railroad, but at times it went underground to hide slaves. It was coined "Underground Railroad" so slave masters wouldn't know what it really was, and it was almost like a railroad. The main people who came directly to the slaves and guided them along the "Railroad" were coined "conductors". One very famous conductor is Harriet Tubman, also nicknamed "Black Moses".
Was the underground railroad for a train?
no. the underground railroad was a secret (underground) chain of people who would help slaves reach freedom. the "railroad" part of the underground railroad was simply a way to refer to the chain of people that runaway slaves would stay with.
What was a conductor with the underground railroad?
Since the underground railroad wasn't a real railroad, but a method for slaves to escape north there wasn't a conductor. Some times people like Harriet Tubman would lead people, but many times they were just told what the next stop was until they got north.
Who were the conductor of the undergroud railroad?
the "conductors" was a code the system used to keep the underground railroad a secret. the "conductors were guides for the slaves who would go in and take the slaves out if they asked. the "conductors" would the travel at night on foot with the slaves for 10-12 hours at night, everyday.
How did people identify the Underground Railroads?
The Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but a series of "safe houses" that escaped slaves would travel along the way to the North or Canada. Houses that were part of the underground railroad were often marked by a quilt or lanterns, that only railroad guides, or "conductors", would know.
Why was the underground railroad famous?
thats where harriet tubman and about 300 other slaves escaped from slavery. Some nice white people would help them.
Was the underground railroad a good use?
yes because if it wasn't for the underground railroad then many blacks like myself would still be slaves most likely and slavery is wrong so of course the underground railroad is a good use
How many slaves rode the underground railroad?
no slaves rode the underground railroad, as there was not actually a train underground taking them to safety. people would walk on a series of safe houses to the north
A group of people who aided slaves on the run by providing shelter and food?
The Underground Railroad setup passage ways so that slaves can escape captivityThat would be the Underground Railroad. Underground not as in subterranean but as in secret or hidden. And railroad not as with trains and tracks, but as in going from place to place via way stations and stopovers.Underground Railroad
What would happen if the underground railroad did not occur?
they would not have escape and got freedom
