What were "stationmasters" in the context of the Underground Railroad?

Black, White, and Native people were involved despite Federal laws making such help illegal. These networks became known as the Underground Railroad. An intimate look at the lives and journeys of 27 individuals who sought freedom from slavery along the B&O. 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 ... The story of the Underground Railroad is intimately tied to New York's canals. Many African Americans used the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals ... This system transported escaping slaves in coaches, trains, steamships, and skiffs--though feet and wagons were the most common means of conveyance. The Underground Railroad—the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War—refers to the efforts of enslaved African ... Hubbard House, once code named Mother Hubbard's Cupboard and The Great Emporium, is listed on the US Department of the Interior National Register of Historic ... Jun 19, 2023 ... We will walk in the footsteps of former enslaved people, but not as an historical remembrance. Their moment in time will be our moment—the ... 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 ... William and Frances Seward devoted themselves to reform and social justice causes, especially the abolition of slavery.