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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The Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
The Center for Minority Health and the Adventure Cycling Association partnered to create a bike trail stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Ontario. The trail was recognized at the 19th Annual Trails Symposium. read more
Be a fugitive slave for a night in 'Escape on the Underground Railroad'
Cleveland offers the historically curious a sample of the heart-pounding panic, anger, and tears of escaped slaves making their way to freedom in Canada
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