The Underground railway
The underground railway was a “secret network of routes and safe houses” used to help people escape slavery between 1840 and 1860.The underground railway helped people escape slavery by getting them safely to Canada or free states. Code names People communicated through codenames so they wouldn’t get caught. The people who helped slaves get their freedom by getting them to Canada were called “Conductors”.Conductors were people who wanted to get rid of slavery.Slaves who were fleeing to get their freedom were called “passengers” or “cargo”.The places that the
The underground railway was a “secret network of routes and safe houses” used to help people escape slavery between 1840 and 1860.The underground railway helped people escape slavery by getting them safely to Canada or free states. Code names People communicated through codenames so they wouldn’t get caught. The people who helped slaves get their freedom by getting them to Canada were called “Conductors”.Conductors were people who wanted to get rid of slavery.Slaves who were fleeing to get their freedom were called “passengers” or “cargo”.The places that the