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Why is it called under ground rail road?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The people of the Underground Railroad attempted to secretly move the freed slaves to places where they could live in freedom. They were "underground" in the sense that they were a secret organization; and a "railroad" in that they moved people over long distances.

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What was under ground rail road called?

The underground railroad.


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Dugtrio.


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Harriet Tubman


Under ground rail road important days?

it was a under ground road that was made to help the slaves escape to my house(canada)


Who is the leader of the under ground rail road?

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to have fun


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she free'd the slaves on the under ground rail road


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The Jewish slaves under the rule of the Pharaoh Khufu


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