the underground railroad was started by a black woman abolishionist named Harriet Tubman who would provide direction encouragement via connecting those fleeing to a network of other like mined
individuals who would also assist.
Harriet Tubman
The underground railroad was started to help black slaves from the southern get to Canada to gain their freedom. It was very dangerous and many people were killed, but because of the brave people who helped transport the slaves many were granted their freedom and a chance to start over in Canada.
I'd expect that most people would know this, but it is the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who helped rescue other from slavery using the Underground Railroad, which was a collection of safe houses. Thousands of slaves were able to escape to freedom using this system.
By helping slaves to escape into Canada, using the system of safe-houses known as the Underground Railroad.
I believe that you are asking about the underground railroad, a route for the escape of slaves to the north.
In the US it was called the Underground Railroad
I think it was called" The underground railroad.
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 system was labeled "The Underground Railroad", but obviously was neither a literal railway, nor technically underground.
It was a series of stops to the north. The slaves were hidden from stop to stop and no one from one stop to another knew the next stop. So, it was "underground".
The system of safe passageways and safe houses that facilitated the escape of American slaves to freedom in Canada was known as the Underground Railroad. It comprised a network of abolitionists and allies who provided shelter, food, and guidance to fugitive slaves. The term "railroad" was used metaphorically, with "stations" and "conductors" representing safe houses and individuals assisting in the escapes. This clandestine operation played a crucial role in helping thousands of enslaved people reach freedom.
Using the undergound railroad which was a system for slaves to be led to freedom
The Underground Railroad
If you mean how slaves were transported to the United States, it was by ship. If you mean how slaves were "transported" to freedom from the south, that was called the "Underground Railroad."
Slaves did not want to stay slaves; rather, they were forced into slavery against their will. The system of slavery was built on the exploitation and dehumanization of individuals, denying them their basic human rights and freedoms. Many slaves sought freedom through escape, rebellion, or other forms of resistance.
They were collectively known as the underground railroad.