What is the Underground Railroad facts?

The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped slaves from the South. It developed as a convergence of several different clandestine efforts. read more

Why was the Underground Railroad called the Underground Railroad; the answer lies in the fact that "underground" represents its secrecy and "railroad" represents a mode of transportation, the transport of slaves to freedom. On this page is a list of interesting facts about the Underground Railroad. read more

The Underground Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. read more