Friday, July 04, 2008

Underground Railroad

Did they also construct the underground railroad used by the government in the 1800's?

—Rita

1 Comments:

Blogger CPRR Discussion Group said...

"The Underground Railroad, [was] a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada ... " not an actual railroad with tracks and trains. It was operated secretly, in violation of the law, by private citizens who were abolitionists, not by the government.

7/04/2008 3:09 PM  

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