The book titled Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad by Eric Foner examines in depth, as the name suggests, the Underground Railroad, but it also discusses the numerous abolitionist associations and the people, black and white, who conducted them. These abolitionist organizations and the Underground Railroad often went hand in hand with the abolitionist organizations assisting runaways and fugitives in their search for a new, better life either in the North or Canada. Many important cities are mentioned along with the Underground Railroad operatives who performed their duties there. However, the book focusses heavily on New York City, which would become “… a key battleground in the national struggle over slavery,” (Foner 46).…