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    The Underground Railroad is not like the railroads that we see today, they were not made of box cars and rails. They were routes that the slaves took to get to freedom, these railways were built or used in late 1786 to 1865. They went from as far west as Kansas, and Texas and as far south as Florida, they all were made to go north to Canada, or to Mexico, or the Caribbean Islands where slavery is illegal. This was an impossible task for the slaves to do on their own. There were many factors on how

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    The Underground Railroad was a network of people who assisted fugitive slaves. Slaves that escaped from the south to the North and then to Canada. Run away slaves received assistance along the way from individuals who were involved in this network. The organization became successful the estimated 1810 and 1850, 100,000 slaves escaped from the South through the Underground Railroad. The abolition of slavery had been a concern for anti-slavery advocates since the inception of slavery. The first abolitionist

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    The Underground Railroad was a secret network as a whole and many who were apart of the operation remained in secrecy due not only to the fear of being caught, but so they could continue to help. To those who were accomplishes, this wasn’t about getting any credit but about standing up for something they believed in. These people risked their lives for nothing in return other then knowing they did the right thing. These people were called abolitionists and their goal was to end slavery during this

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    for many; the Underground Railroad rescued thousands of slaves from their plantations with the help of Harriet Tubman, Levi Coffin, and many more gracious people. The Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad nor underground, it’s name came from it’s era, the steam engine was invented and also by the popularity of the railways being traveled; they also used the word underground because some parts went under barns along with it being kept as such a big secret. Was the Underground Railroad worth being created

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    The Underground Railroad was a secret system developed to aid fugitive slaves on their way to freedom. It was dangerous and illegal to help, so to make it safer on their mission they made secret codes. One of the reasons why it is called the Underground Railroad, was because it had to be carried out in secret and because railway terms were used by those involved with the system to describe how it worked. The routes they used was called lines and the ones who helped them were called conductors, and

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    The Underground Railroad is a counseling and advocacy services for victims of domestic violence and stalking. They are located locally in Saginaw, Michigan, but have offices and services the whole state of Michigan. This organization dates to 1976 when Barbara Klimaszewski was found and needed emergency shelter because she was a battered woman and needed it for her and her children. At that time there was not a program that existed and so a solution was needed. A group called Feminist United for

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    Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad is a dangerous method that slaves are still trying to escape from slavery. Slaves are traveling on foot during the nights without any sense of distance or direction. Harriet Tubman is under all what's going on now, she has helped thousands of slaves escape from slavery because she over heard rumors that she was going to be sold so she decided to do this. Each day slaves are missing. This Underground Railroad is hiding fugitives slaves and is providing

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    The underground railroad is a secret network for helping slaves escape from the South to the North and to Canada in the years before the Civil War ("Oxford Dictionaries | The World's Most Trusted Dictionary Provider"). It is called this because although the Underground Railroad was neither underground, or a railroad, the system worked in a similar fashion to a railroad("Fast Facts - The Underground Railroad"). The passengers followed a route; there were many stops; a conductor led the way, which

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    The Underground Railroad was a network of people that helped people escape from slavery to freedom. It provided shelter and medical assistance to escaped slaves in the south. It developed as a combination of different secretive efforts. There isn’t an exact date, but it took place around the 1800s to the Civil War. The Underground Railroad was run by conductors of fugitive slaves. The guided the slaves to freedom or safe houses like schools, homes, churches, or depots. It was ran by operators or

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    Harriet Tubman did much to ameliorate, and later, abolish slavery. Harriet was a strong and courageous woman and a well-known conductor of the Underground Railroads, around the 1850s. Harriet Tubman personal experiences throughout her life have shaped her to become the stout-hearted woman who helped many slaves escape to freedom, by using the Underground Railroad—a network of secret routes. As described in the novel “In their own words: Harriet Tubman,” Sullivan introduces varies hard-ships that Harriet

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