How did the Underground Railroad contribute to the changing understanding of race and citizenship in America?

This system transported escaping slaves in coaches, trains, steamships, and skiffs--though feet and wagons were the most common means of conveyance. The North Star was a guide for runaway slaves leaving the South, but once in the Underground Railroad system the participants were conducted by foot, wagon, ... An intimate look at the lives and journeys of 27 individuals who sought freedom from slavery along the B&O. Many consider the Underground Railroad to be the first great freedom movement in the Americas and the first time when people of different races and faiths ... Jul 29, 2004 ... In order to commemorate the Underground Railroad, and memorialize those who used its networks of friends to find their freedom, legislation has ... Underground Railroad Sculpture ... The sculpture commemorating Oberlin participation in the Underground Railroad. ... This environmental sculpture commemorates ... Rich in oral histories, maps, memoirs, and archaeological investigations, this examination of the "geography of resistance" tells the new, powerful, and ... Mar 9, 2024 ... In name only, the Underground Railroad started as a loosely organized secret network of courageous and imaginative freedom seekers, and the ... Feb 10, 2022 ... A guide to the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia. Explore historic sites that served as a refuge for African Americans on a quest for freedom. Jan 20, 2023 ... In September 1860, a Black teenager ran away from slavery in Olympia, Washington Territory. An African-Canadian network helped him flee to ...