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3 giorni fa · The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and from there to Canada.
- African Americans and other compatriots
- Fleeing from slavery into the Northern United States or Canada, Aiding fugitive slaves
- United States
5 giorni fa · Like the Underground Railroad, the Leica Freedom Train was not a physical object or location but a monumental and dangerous effort to save people from persecution and even death.
14 ore fa · Dark History 133: Dark History: The Unknown Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Hi friends, happy Wednesday! Do you know the other woman who was a huge force behind the Underground railroad? I know what you’re thinking, and no… I’m not talking about Harriet Tubman. Turns out there’s another person we rarely talk about. And […]
5 giorni fa · 27 Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Sites in NYC. Untapped New York. Around the time of the Civil War, New York City was, contrary to what some may think, rather pro-slavery. There were...
2 giorni fa · After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
- Guiding enslaved people to freedom
- March 10, 1913 (aged 90–91), Auburn, New York, U.S.
- Araminta Ross, c. March 1822, Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S.
5 giorni fa · 1. David Ruggles Home — 36 Lispenard Street (Tribeca) David Ruggles was born a free man in Connecticut around 1810 and arrived in New York at the age of 17. He quickly became an activist for ...
2 giorni fa · Official Website. 227 Duffield Street on Abolitionist Place in Brooklyn is finally landmarked, marking nearly two decades of activism to save the Underground Railroad home.
