The main purpose of the Underground Railroad was to free enslaved people from enforced labor. People who worked on the Underground Railroad helped enslaved people escape to states or countries where enslavement was illegal. What is the Underground Railroad and how did it work?
Harriet Tubman was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War. She was also a nurse, a Union spy and a women’s suffrage supporter.
In this American history lesson, we'll learn how slaves in the 1700s and 1800s found their way to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. Read on to learn some interesting facts about the Underground Railroad. Where Is the Train? The Underground Railroad was not actually underground or...
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That did not limit her intelligence, however, as she was a brilliant strategist as a conductor with the Underground Railroad and a soldier. Because she didn’t leave behind any of her own writings, historians have to depend on what other people said about her. Some people no doubt ...
The village has a rich history dating back to revolutionary times, with the first settlers being veterans of the revolutionary war who were awarded land grants as compensation for their service. The Village also has a handful of homes that were stops on the Underground Railroad.Water...
In 1849, Harriet Tubman, escaped her Maryland captors and was carried to freedom on the "Underground Railroad." Tubman took over the abolitionist's role, and improved the underground network during the decade leading up to the Civil War. Tub...
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Harriet Tubman(c. 1822-1913) was born into slavery inMarylandbut escaped and became a key figure in the Underground Railroad. She helped many enslaved people reach freedom and later served as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. ...
Indiana has a rich history, having become a state on December 11, 1816. During theCivil War, Indiana was a crucial stop on theUnderground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to freedom in the Union and Canada. ...