The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a vast, secret network of safe houses, guides, abolitionists, and ordinary citizens who risked fines, imprisonment, and even death to help enslaved people escape bondage in the American South. Conductors like Harriet Tubman led daring nighttime journeys through forests and across rivers, while stationmasters opened their homes in quiet defiance of the law. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY…
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