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The Underground Railroad
When you think of an “Underground Railroad” what do you picture, a subway or a train traveling underground? ... The “Underground Railroad” did not consist of tracks, rail cars, or even locomotives. ... The “Underground Railroad” consisted of secret routes and paths used by runaway slaves on their journey to freedom.
The “Underground Railroad” helped more than 100,000 slaves to freedom. ...
Not only songs had hidden messages, “quilts were used by slaves to communicate on the Underground Railroad” (Ingalls, 2000, par. ...
Where did the term Underground Railroad begin? ...
The term Underground Railroad is difficult to pinpoint. ... Railroad lingo was used to mislead those who might overhear conversations between conductors and stationmasters. ... The Underground Railroad was powered by white and black power with one goal in mind - to end slavery and help as many slaves as possible to reach freedom.
Stockholders were individuals who contributed goods and funds to help keep the Underground Railroad thriving. ... Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is just one of many communities that belonged to the anti-slavery movement and was part of the Underground Railroad. The Friends Meeting House located at the intersections of Germantown and Butler Pikes was part of the Underground Railroad. The Quakers who belonged to the Friends Meeting House were split evenly in helping with the Underground Railroad. ...
Another known station on the Underground Railroad in Montgomery County was “Norristown’s First Baptist Church which stood at Airy and Swede Streets” (McCaffrey, 1984, par. ...
Berks County, Pennsylvania was another well-known stop on the Underground Railroad. As in other counties, there were churches, family homes and barns used as stations on the Railroad. ... 422 in Birdsboro was a station on the Underground Railroad. ...
Hopewell and Joanna Furnaces helped slaves traveling the Underground Railroad by letting them work at the furnaces to earn money for traveling. ... church in Reading were also stops along the Underground Railroad. ...
The extent of the Underground Railroad might never be fully realized, because records were not kept to protect the identities of the slaves, conductors, stationmasters and the stockholders. Every time I drive past a old house I wonder to myself if that house was used as station on the Underground Railroad? Do the families that live in homes that were part of the Underground Railroad realize that they are living in a piece of history? ...
I like most people heard of the Underground Railroad, but I did not fully understand what it actually consisted of.
Approximate Word count = 1967
Approximate Pages = 7.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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