Underground Underground RailroadRailroadByBy

Alex MitchellAlex Mitchell

OverviewOverview

100,000 slaves were brought to freedom 100,000 slaves were brought to freedom between 1810 and 1850between 1810 and 1850

It was named the Underground Railroad It was named the Underground Railroad because of the new steam enginesbecause of the new steam engines

They used railroad words like “station,” They used railroad words like “station,” “depot,” and “stationmaster” to help keep “depot,” and “stationmaster” to help keep the slaves safethe slaves safe

Famous People of the Famous People of the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman Born into slaveryBorn into slavery Ran away from Ran away from

slavery at age 25slavery at age 25 She helped free She helped free

about 300 slaves about 300 slaves through the through the underground railroadunderground railroad

Famous people of the Famous people of the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

Levi CoffinLevi Coffin Helped 3,300 slaves Helped 3,300 slaves

escape to freedomescape to freedom He and his wife He and his wife

Catherine were Catherine were QuakersQuakers

His house was called His house was called “Grand Central “Grand Central Station”Station”

Famous people of the Famous people of the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Born on February 15, Born on February 15,

18201820 Worked on the Worked on the

Underground Underground RailroadRailroad

Worked to get Worked to get women to have the women to have the right to voteright to vote

How it workedHow it worked

Stations were about 20 miles apart.Stations were about 20 miles apart. Conductors used wagons and carts with Conductors used wagons and carts with

false bottoms to help slaves get from false bottoms to help slaves get from station to stationstation to station

Slaves usually traveled at night and hid Slaves usually traveled at night and hid during the dayduring the day