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  George Lewis

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• 01 May 17
  

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• 16 Feb 17
  

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes."
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century.
  • The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad," after the then emerging steam railroads. The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • slaveholder.
  • stationmaster.
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• 29 Jan 17
  

  closea17
• 26 Jan 17
  

  allenray
  • Quakers
  • stockholders
  • stationmasters
  • The first step was to escape from the slaveholder
  • Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • The fugitives would also travel by train and boat

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• 14 Dec 16
  

  kyrah_myles
  • The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
    
    The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees.
    
    Vigilance committees sprang up in the larger towns and cities of the North, most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. In addition to soliciting money, the organizations provided food, lodging and money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
    
    The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
    
• 19 Oct 16
  

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• 20 Sep 16
  

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• 17 May 16
  

  jpalin

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  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century. In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad," after the then emerging steam railroads. The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
    
• 01 Dec 15
  

  hoegh210
  • The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees.
  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada
  • the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad,"
  • "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy.
  • The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places.
  • While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
    
  • The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
    

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• 19 Nov 15
  

  jr039279
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy. The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
• 17 Nov 15
  

  ks020818
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century. In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad," after the then emerging steam railroads. The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
• 02 Nov 15
  

  mthomp18
  • the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
• 29 Oct 15
  

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  • the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • the organizations provided food, lodging and money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
• 26 Oct 15
  

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• 22 Oct 15
  

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• 21 Oct 15
  

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• 24 Feb 15
  

  Sophie H
  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada,
  • it consisted of many individuals
  • many whites but predominently black
  • the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • 786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers,
  • rganized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century.
  • system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad,"
  • he homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters,"
  • those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor"
  • was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy. The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources.
  • Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward.
  • The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways
  • a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes.
  • his money was d
  • This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees.
  • 
    Vigilance committees sprang up in the larger towns and cities of the North, most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. In addition to soliciting money, the organizations provided food, lodging and money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
  • Vigilance committees sprang up in the larger towns and cities of the North, most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. In addition to soliciting money, t

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• 02 Dec 14
  

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• 02 Nov 14
  

  athenam3
  • North and to Canada,
  • South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
    
  • "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
    
  • first step was to escape from the slaveholder
  • would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • 10 and 20 miles to the next station
  • Vigilance committees sprang up in the larger towns and cities of the North, most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston.

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• 18 Aug 14
  

  Brook Singletary

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• 26 Jun 14
  

  Christina Caro

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• 09 May 14
  

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• 26 Mar 14
  

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• 21 Mar 14
  

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  • running away to the North was anything but easy. The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles
• 13 Feb 14
  

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• 16 Dec 13
  

  Villarreal Gabrielle
  • , a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • 100,000
  • 18th century.
  • running away to the North was anything but easy
  • first step was to escape from the slaveholder
  • "conductor," posing as a slave,
  • fugitives would move at night.
  • travel by train and boat
  • and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
  • John Fairfield in Ohio
  • Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.

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• 17 Nov 13
  

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  Heath Waters
• 18 Oct 13
  

  caitlynrosello
  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person.
  • Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
    
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy.
  • The fugitives would move at night.
  • The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for.
  • The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
  • The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
     
      

      

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• 09 Oct 13
  

  Wenzinger Ann

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• 26 Sep 13
  

  Maddie Weiss
  • Underground Railroad
  • helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada,
  • effectively moved hundreds of slaves
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves
  • George Washington
  • one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes.
  • fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots"
  • escape
  • fugitives would move at nigh
  • hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways
  • travel by train and boat
  • Vigilance committees
  • helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
    
  • John Fairfield
  • Levi Coffin

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  Lauren Miller
  • vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada
  • Underground Railroad
  • moved hundreds of slaves northward each year
  • 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • 10 and 20 miles to the next station,
  • fugitives would move at night
  • improve
  • travel by train and boat
  • appearance
  • organizations provided food, lodging and money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
    
  • John Fairfield
  • Levi Coffin
  • Harriet Tubman,

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• 21 Mar 13
  

  Gill Scott

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  • it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one  estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
    
  • In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was  helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes."
  • money
  • first step
  • escape from the slaveholder
  • a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the  runaways northward.
  • travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station
  • move at night
  • rest and eat,
  • a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
    
  • hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places
  • travel by train and boat
  • Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways
  • This money
  • a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract  suspicious eyes.
  • was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including  vigilance committees.
    

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  Bruner Alex
  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves  escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or  person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but  predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and  not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves  northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves  between 1810 and 1850
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end  of the 18th century.
  • The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad," after  the then emerging steam railroads. The system even used terms used in  railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were  called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who  contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was  responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • The fugitives would also travel by train and boat
  • In addition to soliciting money, the organizations provided food, lodging and  money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find  jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
    
    
  • The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield  in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi  Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who  made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
    

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  Africans in America, links to Levi Coffin and Harriet Tubman

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• 25 Feb 13
  

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person.
• 24 Feb 13
  

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
• 14 Feb 13
  

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  • Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
    
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century. In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes
• 02 Feb 13
  

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  • Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad,"
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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
    
    An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century. In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad," after the then emerging steam railroads. The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
    
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    For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy. The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
    
    The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees.
    
    Vigilance committees sprang up in the larger towns and cities of the North, most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. In addition to soliciting money, the organizations provided food, lodging and money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
    
  • 
    The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.

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• 29 Feb 12
  

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  slavery underground railroad

  • many whites but predominently black
  • consisted of many individuals
  • Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850
  • An organized system to assist runaway slaves

    seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century.
  • seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century
  • around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad,
  • The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward.
  • The

    fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes.

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    The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada,
  • it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black
  • moved hundreds of slaves northward each year
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy.

    The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • 
    An organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century. In 1786 George Washington complained about how one of his runaway slaves was helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes." The system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad," after the then emerging steam railroads. The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • 
    For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy. The first step was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • 
    The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees.
  • 
    The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
    

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  • Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
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  • it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
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  • vast network of people
  • was not run by any single organization or person
  • consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black
  • according to one estimate,
  • the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
  • organized system to assist runaway slaves seems to have begun towards the end of the 18th century.
  • system grew, and around 1831 it was dubbed "The Underground Railroad,"
  • terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the next.
  • first step was to escape from the slaveholder.
  • Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a plantation and then guide the runaways northward.
  • fugitives would move at night.
  • generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places
  • While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster.
  • Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees.
  • fugitives would also travel by train and boat
  • Vigilance committees sprang up in the larger towns and cities of the North, most prominently in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. In addition to soliciting money, the organizations provided food, lodging and money, and helped the fugitives settle into a community by helping them find jobs and providing letters of recommendation.
  • son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues
  • John Fairfield
  • Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves
  • Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.

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  Kate Featherston
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  Paige Strout
  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
    
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  Crystal Barron

  Slaves also traveled by trains and boats.

  • The fugitives would also travel by train and boat -- conveyances that sometimes had to be paid for. Money was also needed to improve the appearance of the runaways -- a black man, woman, or child in tattered clothes would invariably attract suspicious eyes. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees
• 30 Oct 11
  

  Molly Sulek

  Research for "A Slave" in Bridges

  Underground Railroad

• 20 Sep 11
  

  Casey Dillard

  More resources for my unit

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• 30 Jul 11
  

  Eric Telfer

  Tie into history of Jim Crow South and make a local connection to Smuggler's Notch. 

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  Concise overview of Underground Railroad from PBS

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• 19 Jun 11
  

  Jamey Herdelin

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• 05 May 11
  

  Christian Amato
  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals -- many whites but predominently black -- who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year -- according to one estimate, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.
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  Abby Collida

  A good website with a basic idea about what the Underground Railroad was all about.

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  jordan w

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person.
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  Brittney Fredrickson

  It gives a lot of info on the underground railroad, it looks like a good website.

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  • The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada, was not run by any single organization or person.
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy.
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  Janna Sindelar
  • The system even used terms used in railroading: the homes and businesses where  fugitives would rest and eat were called "stations" and "depots" and were run by  "stationmasters," those who contributed money or goods were "stockholders," and  the "conductor" was responsible for moving fugitives from one station to the  next.
    
  • For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy. The first step  was to escape from the slaveholder. For many slaves, this meant relying on his  or her own resources. Sometimes a "conductor," posing as a slave, would enter a  plantation and then guide the runaways northward. The fugitives would move at  night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station,  where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places.  While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its  stationmaster.
    
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  Leah Hop

  Adv Comp Underground Railroad

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  Ben Languini

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  Rob Wilson

  History

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  J Prestin

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• 23 Sep 10
  

  denisewalsh11ster

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• 27 Apr 10
  

  Tara Stefan

  A look into the Underground Railroad and important historical information about it.

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• 25 Apr 10
  

  Denise Fall

  A website that gives a vast majority of information about the underground railroad. It even gives ideas that teachers use and possibly do within their classroom.

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  Sean Conley

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  sandyrosenbaum

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• 08 Apr 10
  

  Kathy Hollifield

  Website gives vital information on the Underground Railroad. This website varies from the others by listing important people and places during the time. Levi Coffman and Harriet Tubman are important people during this time.

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  Kim Capo

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  Maureen Tumenas

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  Dawn Harlander

  History of the underground railroad

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