What was the Underground Railroad?
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According to the National Park Service, many people who escaped slavery in the southern United States did so on their own, but that became more difficult with the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. This necessitated a more organized system of safe passage that involved “conductors” like Harriet Tubman leading escapees to available resources. It was a metaphorical railroad without secret underground trains.
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Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
What was the Underground Railroad?
- A series of safehouses and allies
- An actual secret railroad
- A rail line that required a tunnel through the Rocky Mountains to run
- A map of secret speakeasies during Prohibition
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