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International Underground Railroad Memorial in Windsor, Ontario John Brown participated in the Underground Railroad as an abolitionist. British North America (present-day Canada) was a desirable destination, as its long border gave many points of access, it was farther from slave catchers , and it was beyond the reach of the United States ...
The name is a reference to the Underground Railroad, the informal network of abolitionists and sympathizers who helped smuggle escaped slaves to freedom, generally in Canada [3] but also in Mexico [4] where slavery had been abolished.
The Goodwin Sisters House, located at 47 Market St., was constructed in 1821 and prior to extensive research on New Jersey’s Underground Railroad was the “state’s best-documented Underground ...
Thomas Garrett (August 21, 1789 – January 25, 1871) was an American abolitionist and leader in the Underground Railroad movement before the American Civil War. He helped more than 2,500 African Americans escape slavery. For his efforts, he was threatened, harassed, and assaulted.
Elijah Anderson, a free man of color, was one of the most active Underground Railroad Conductors in the Ohio River Valley throughout the 1840s and 1850s. While on a mission to Kentucky, Anderson ...
Feb. 23—Students at Sarah Scott Middle School didn't just learn about the Underground Railroad this week. They experienced it through an interactive play in which they portrayed slaves escaping ...
At Underground Railroad stations (safe havens) the fugitive slaves were provided with meals, clothing, and shelter. The runaways remained in hiding until slavecatchers and bounty hunters in the area moved elsewhere or gave up their search.
The list of Underground Railroad sites includes abolitionist locations of sanctuary, support, and transport for former slaves in 19th century North America before and during the American Civil War. It also includes sites closely associated with people who worked to achieve personal freedom for all Americans in the movement to end slavery in the ...