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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The commemoration, held at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center, was attended by dozens of people including Tubman's descendants, military members, community members, and local leaders.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
This novel offers a new perspective on the workings of the Underground Railroad, with its setting across several actual communities in northern Ohio in the mid-19th century.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
It's believed that Broderick and his friend Col. Leonides K. Haskell, both outspoken anti-slavery officials, had hidden runaway slaves from the Underground Railroad in the cellar of Haskell's house.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Yes, Mahalia!, 7:30 p.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
This novel offers a new perspective on the workings of the Underground Railroad, with its setting across several actual communities in northern Ohio in the mid-19th century.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
It's believed that Broderick and his friend Col. Leonides K. Haskell, both outspoken anti-slavery officials, had hidden runaway slaves from the Underground Railroad in the cellar of Haskell's house.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Yes, Mahalia!, 7:30 p.m., National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Downtown.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2024
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