Illustration by Leeay. Whenever I see a magic trick, Iâm never content to just simply enjoy it; I have to know how it works so I can re-create it on my own. Iâm also really, really bad at sitting still: I can never just watch a movie; I always have to be doing something with my hands.
Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret network of abolitionists who helped African Americans escape from enslavement in the American South to free Northern states or to Canada. It was the largest anti-slavery freedom movement in North America, having brought between 30,000 and 40,000 fugitives to British North America (Canada).
Over 3,200 people are known to have worked on the railroad between 1830 and the end of the Civil War. Many will remain forever anonymous. Perhaps the most outstanding conductor of the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman. Born a slave herself, she began working on the railroad to free her family members. During the 1850s, Tubman made 19 separate trips into slave territory. She was terribly serious about her mission.