The Underground Railroad was a chain of safe houses during the 1900’s for slaves trying to escape to Canada for freedom from their masters. Without the abolitionists hard work the Underground Railroad might have not been a success. Harriet Tubman had helped the Underground Railroads cause by saving slaves and bringing them to the free states. Thomas Garrett had hid runaway slaves and contacted William Still to tell him that new slaves would arrive. William Still had kept runaway slaves in his house and recorded their stories in his diary. These three have helped many slaves become free because of their hard work. Harriet Tubman had helped the Underground Railroads cause by saving slaves and bringing them to the free states. “ Tubman had made
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“William Still who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America’s Civil War.”(pbs 5) William Still took in runaway slaves instead of turning them into the police for money. William Still would have to be adamant to help many slaves on their way to Canada. “Still kept meticulous records of the many escapes who passed through the Philadelphia ‘station’.”(pbs 6) William Still kept records of all of the slaves that he helped which is very dangerous to have. William Still must have been very brave to keep the records because if found he could be convicted for every escaped slave that he helped. “In his fourteen years of service of the Underground Railroad, he helped nearly eight hundred former slaves escape.” William Still was able to save eight hundred slaves in only the fourteen years that he had been helping slaves. William Still must had been a very smart person to keep on hiding runaway slaves for fourteen years without getting caught by the police. “Still destroyed many of his records because he feared they would be used to prosecute people.”(freedomcenter 3) William Still destroyed the records he had used for so long so that the other people that helped slaves wouldn’t get prosecuted. William Still feared that people in the Underground Railroad would get prosecuted so much that he destroyed the records that he had worked so long
“William Still who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America’s Civil War.”(pbs 5) William Still took in runaway slaves instead of turning them into the police for money. William Still would have to be adamant to help many slaves on their way to Canada. “Still kept meticulous records of the many escapes who passed through the Philadelphia ‘station’.”(pbs 6) William Still kept records of all of the slaves that he helped which is very dangerous to have. William Still must have been very brave to keep the records because if found he could be convicted for every escaped slave that he helped. “In his fourteen years of service of the Underground Railroad, he helped nearly eight hundred former slaves escape.” William Still was able to save eight hundred slaves in only the fourteen years that he had been helping slaves. William Still must had been a very smart person to keep on hiding runaway slaves for fourteen years without getting caught by the police. “Still destroyed many of his records because he feared they would be used to prosecute people.”(freedomcenter 3) William Still destroyed the records he had used for so long so that the other people that helped slaves wouldn’t get prosecuted. William Still feared that people in the Underground Railroad would get prosecuted so much that he destroyed the records that he had worked so long