Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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One of our partners is based in a rural location in a former Underground Railroad safe house, surrounded by mounds constructed by Native Americans.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The Underground Railroad, both a history and an allegory about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Southern plantation, became an unblinkingly strong Prime Video series.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Jenkins' 10-episode adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel The Underground Railroad hit Prime Video in 2020, earning Emmy nominations for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and for Jenkins' direction.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Tubman returned to Maryland at least 13 times to rescue as many as 70 enslaved people through the Underground Railroad.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The Underground Railroad, both a history and an allegory about an enslaved woman who escapes from a Southern plantation, became an unblinkingly strong Prime Video series.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Jenkins' 10-episode adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel The Underground Railroad hit Prime Video in 2020, earning Emmy nominations for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and for Jenkins' direction.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Tubman returned to Maryland at least 13 times to rescue as many as 70 enslaved people through the Underground Railroad.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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