Underground Railroad
Connexipedia Article

http://www.connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/CxP-Underground_Railroad.htm
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX10901

An informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists who were sympathetic to their cause.

Subject Headings

• Anti-Slavery
• Organizations & Movements Listed in Connexipedia
• Slavery