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he shipped himself in a box . That is how he was freed.

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Q: Why is Henry box brown one of the famous slaves of the underground railroad?
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Who were important people involved in the underground railroad?

Many people did! Many people did help with the Under Ground Railroad but one of the main person was Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a courageous "conductor" on the Under ground railroad. The Underground railroad was a organization was not an actual railroad but was a network of people who arranged transportation and hiding places for fugitives, or escaped slaves.


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Who were important people in the underground railroad?

Important people involved in the underground railroad were, Harriet Tubman, and Henry "box" Brown. those are some important people involved.


Who was Henry Ossawa Tanner's mother?

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How the slaves escape?

The slaves had many methods of escaping other than the underground rail road. One method in particular, was utilized by "Henry Box Brown". Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself out of a slave state to a free state in a wooden box! (Please read his narrative, it is an awesome and inspiring true story of his personal accounts). Another noted method utilized, was following the "North Star". Slaves would travel at night and sleep and hide out during the day.


What has the author Edward D Bartling written?

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Did Prince Henry own slaves?

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