Underground Railroad

:This page is for the U.S. slave escape route. For railroads elsewhere built underground, see Metro and London Underground.

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U.S. - Metro - London Underground

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The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the 19th century United States attempted to escape to free states, or as far north as Canada, with the aid of abolitionists. Other routes led to Mexico or overseas.

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African - Slaves - 19th century - United States - Free state - Canada - Abolitionists - Mexico

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It is estimated that at its height between 1810 and 1850, between 30,000 and 100,000 people escaped enslavement via the Underground Railroad, though Census figures only account for 6,000. The Underground Railroad has captured public imagination as a propagandic symbol of freedom and figures prominently in African American history.

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1810 - 1850 - Freedom - African American history

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