Sunday, 07-Sep-2008 18:38:54 GMT Tell a friendLink to this pageRandom Article
 
 
Online encyclopedia

 


Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was not a railroad per se but rather a network of clandestine routes, often informal and impromptu, by which slaves were able to escape the United States and reach freedom either in states that protected fugitive slaves, or in Canada. The Underground Railroad consisted of secret safe houses and other facilities owned by anti-slavery sympathizers, and operated much like any other large-scale widespread resistance movement with independent cells that only knew of a few of their neighbours. Escaped slaves would pass from one way station to another, making their way north step by step.

See also: Harriet Tubman


For underground railroads and railways in the general sense (subways, metros), see metro.

 

Tell a friend about this page.
Send this page
Bookmark Underground Railroad.

 

Link to this page: The easy way to educate your website visitors. Post a link to definition / meaning of " Underground Railroad " on your site.
HTML code: Resulting link:

Underground Railroad

 

This online educational article is provided by contributions of Wikimedia Foundation.
Licensed under the GNU free documentation license. View live article. Copyright & Disclaimer - Contact

Partners: Digital Gadgets | Logo Design | Business Articles | Online Calculators

Anti-Spam Coalition