No matter what difficulties lay ahead, there was only one goal, to be free. It was the road to freedom. It was a challenge that needed to be completed. The consequences and high risks shed no fear upon the slaves. The journey was going to be difficult and the consequences to being caught were immense and horrific. It came down to making the decision of whether to die in the dimness of slavery, or to make their best attempt at freedom. Although many chose to give up in the mere idea, the slaves who chose escaped found freedom using the Underground Railroad.
In the time of slavery, the Underground Railroad was a secret system known to help the slaves escape the cruel treatment of their owners. The success of the Underground Railroad was made …show more content…
The conductors were made up of abolitionists, quakers, and ex slaves. Abolitionists were people who hated the institution of slavery and quakers were are members of a group of religious Christian movements which is known as the Religious Society of Friends. During the day, these slaves were hid in houses of conductors in attics, haylofts or secret passages. The safe houses provided shelter, clothing, blankets and food. One specific safe house became known as “grand central station” because it received on average, 100 tired and hungry slaves each year. Levi Coffin, who was a teenager the first time he helped to free slaves, owned this house. He and his wife always kept a large stock of food, clothing, blankets, and sometimes, even carriages to ensure safe travel (Lutz …show more content…
Tubman became known as “Moses” because of the numerous times he wandered in southern territory to lead other slaves to freedom. One of the first trips Tubman made was to save her sister, Mary, in 1850. This journey was successful and Harriet continued to make 19 successful journeys back into the south, saving more than 300 slaves. She is known to have said, “I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” (9). The groups varied in size from small to quite large. Through the years of rescue work, Tubman came up with a loose method. She always started out with her group on a Saturday night. She did this because the slaves would not be missed until Monday morning, giving them two nights to escape. In many cases, the owners would post signs about their missing slaves ahead of Harriet’s group. She would hire somebody to take them down as quickly as they were put up. She led the slaves through mountains, rivers and thick forests, enduring all types of
In the time of slavery, the Underground Railroad was a secret system known to help the slaves escape the cruel treatment of their owners. The success of the Underground Railroad was made …show more content…
The conductors were made up of abolitionists, quakers, and ex slaves. Abolitionists were people who hated the institution of slavery and quakers were are members of a group of religious Christian movements which is known as the Religious Society of Friends. During the day, these slaves were hid in houses of conductors in attics, haylofts or secret passages. The safe houses provided shelter, clothing, blankets and food. One specific safe house became known as “grand central station” because it received on average, 100 tired and hungry slaves each year. Levi Coffin, who was a teenager the first time he helped to free slaves, owned this house. He and his wife always kept a large stock of food, clothing, blankets, and sometimes, even carriages to ensure safe travel (Lutz …show more content…
Tubman became known as “Moses” because of the numerous times he wandered in southern territory to lead other slaves to freedom. One of the first trips Tubman made was to save her sister, Mary, in 1850. This journey was successful and Harriet continued to make 19 successful journeys back into the south, saving more than 300 slaves. She is known to have said, “I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” (9). The groups varied in size from small to quite large. Through the years of rescue work, Tubman came up with a loose method. She always started out with her group on a Saturday night. She did this because the slaves would not be missed until Monday morning, giving them two nights to escape. In many cases, the owners would post signs about their missing slaves ahead of Harriet’s group. She would hire somebody to take them down as quickly as they were put up. She led the slaves through mountains, rivers and thick forests, enduring all types of