Please no hateful answers, just want to know if people are still aware of this important part of history. Thanx in advance for your answers.
2006-12-19 16:26:55 · 9 answers · asked by spiritcavegrl 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A team/network of escaped slaves and whites that were against slavery who opened up their homes and resources to allow runaway slaves a route from the south to Canada originally, then after the laws changed, the route extended only to northern states.
2006-12-19 16:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by firerookie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take Mary's and Firerookie answers and you have the real answer, Lincoln of course had nothing to do with it. Harriet Tubman was just one of many with Quakers doing the hiding, providing transportation, supplies and eventually jobs. The actually "railroad" only frees a few hundred slaves, and certain groups get upset when one says or proves it. It is like Texans getting upset when hearing Crockett was hung at the Alamo. How does either issue change the bravery of what Crockett or anyone who helped a slave? They would be just as brave if they had only gotten one slave out of the system! Many slaves made the trip alone and are just as brave! God Bless You and Our Southern People.
2006-12-20 03:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Grand Master of the Underground Railroad was Levi Coffin, Jr., who was a Quaker. He with the help of other Quakers both in the North and South, and the help of blacks like Harriet Tubman, led thousands of escaping slaves to freedom through the various lines of the Underground Railroad. The former slaves were led from house to house, crossing the Ohio River north often to Canada. A number of Quakers, like Obediah Williams of Hardin County, Ohio, used papers to "legitimately" place former slaves as members of the local communities.
2006-12-20 00:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Harriet Tubman had a lot to do with it. But remember there were a lot of anonymous people that opened their homes up to complete strangers, and without them, the Underground Railroad may have not been a success. It was a group effort and to say one person "ran" it is like saying that one person did all of the work.
2006-12-20 00:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by Nikki 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Harriet Tubman. We had a discussion is my History 102 class about some books about her being restricted or banned in some libraries. I get a little worried that this might have the effect of erasing her from the history books for all intents and purposes as well.
2006-12-20 00:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by rainchaser77 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
“Moses” is coming! You’ve heard the stories about her. She is Harriet Tubman, a former slave who ran away from a nearby plantation in 1849 but returns to rescue others. Guided by her “visions,” she has never lost a passenger. Even if Moses can’t fit you into her next group, she’ll tell you how to follow the North Star to freedom in Canada.
2006-12-20 00:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Harriet Tubman
2006-12-20 00:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by tellme 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
generous souls
2006-12-20 00:28:29 · answer #8 · answered by wind cries mary 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln, duh.
2006-12-20 00:28:23 · answer #9 · answered by peon 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋