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| − | + | '''The Underground Railroad''' was a network of people who helped [[fugitive]] [[slave]]s escape to the North and to [[Canada]]. It was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals — many whites but predominantly blacks — who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year — according to some estimates, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850. | |
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Revision as of 21:14, January 14, 2008
The Underground Railroad was a network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada. It was not run by any single organization or person. Rather, it consisted of many individuals — many whites but predominantly blacks — who knew only of the local efforts to aid fugitives and not of the overall operation. Still, it effectively moved hundreds of slaves northward each year — according to some estimates, the South lost 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850.