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What is the underground railroad?
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The Underground Railroad was a secret network of people and organizations that assisted enslaved individuals seeking freedom in the Northern states and Canada in the 1800s. Runaway slaves were helped by abolitionist and ordinary citizens in the movement. The “railroad” was an informal term used for the escape routes, the network of sympathizers providing food, housing, and transportation to escape slaves, and even providing some escapee families with financial assistance to get settled in their new locations.