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Underground Railroads
A short history of subterranean transport in America by Dan Shafto The interior of a women's car on the early New York subway. Modern systems not only integrate the sexes, but also modes of…Underground Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Underground Railroad, in U.S. history, loosely organized system for helping fugitive slaves escape to Canada or to areas of safety in free states. It was run by local groups of…Gay, Sidney Howard
(Encyclopedia) Gay, Sidney Howard, 1814–88, American abolitionist and publisher, b. Hingham, Mass. Following several failed business ventures, he was drawn to the work of the abolitionists and moved…Still, William
(Encyclopedia) Still, William, 1821–1902, American abolitionist, b. Burlington co., N.J. After he moved to Philadelphia (1844), he began working for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society (1847) and…Chatham, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Chatham, city, S Ont., Canada, E of Detroit, Mich., on the Thames River. It is an industrial center in a rich mixed farming and fruit-…Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Garrett, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Garrett, Thomas, 1789–1871, American abolitionist, b. Upper Darby, Pa. A Quaker, he joined the Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1818. At Wilmington, Del., where he became a hardware…Napoleon, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Napoleon, Louis, 1800–1881, African American abolitionist. He lived in a community of free blacks in Staten Island, N.Y., working as a porter and furniture polisher while secretly…Coffin, Levi
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, Levi, 1798–1877, American abolitionist, b. North Carolina. In 1826 he moved to the Quaker settlement of Newport (now Fountain City), Ind., where he kept a store until 1847. His…Osawatomie
(Encyclopedia) OsawatomieOsawatomieōˌsəwŏtˈəmē, ŏsˌə– [key], city (1990 pop. 4,590), Miami co., E Kans., on the Marais des Cygnes River; founded 1855 by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, inc.…Trending
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