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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Underground_RailroadUnderground Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and from there to Canada.

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3. www.history.com › underground-railroadUnderground Railroad - Definition, Background & Leaders | HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about the Underground Railroad, a network of people who helped escaped enslaved people from the South to freedom in the North and Canada. Find out how it worked, who ran it, and what challenges it faced.

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     KEESEVILLE — In honor of Juneteenth this year, members of the community embarked on a mini-tour of some of the North Country’s key locations where escaped slaves were helped or stopped on their ...

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     AUSABLE CHASM — Juneteenth Colors of Freedom in the North Country will blaze red-white-blue and red-green-black Saturday in Clinton and Essex Counties. The event begins at 9 a.m. with a Welcome ...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Underground_RailroadThe Underground Railroad (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   The Underground Railroad is an American historical drama limited television series created and directed by Barry Jenkins based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 14, 2021.

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7. www.nationalgeographic.org › underground-railroadThe Underground Railroad - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Learn about the network of routes, places, and people that helped enslaved people escape to the North during the era of slavery. Explore the history, vocabulary, and myths of the Underground Railroad and its role in the abolitionist movement.

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt6704972The Underground Railroad (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb

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   The Underground Railroad: With Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Reshonnah Harvey. A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.

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   • Release Date: 2021-05-14

   • Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
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9. www.britannica.com › topic › Underground-RailroadUnderground Railroad | Slave Escape, Abolitionists & Fugitive ...

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Underground Railroad, in the United States, a system existing in the Northern states before the Civil War by which escaped slaves from the South were secretly helped by sympathetic Northerners, in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Acts, to reach places of safety in the North or in Canada.

10. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-underground-railroadThe Underground Railroad Study Guide | Literature ... - LitCharts

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    LitCharts offers comprehensive analysis and summary of Colson Whitehead's novel The Underground Railroad, a neo-slave narrative set in 1850 America. Learn about the historical and literary context, themes, characters, symbols, and more.