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).
The Underground Railroad began in early 1800s, and was the most active from 1850 to 1860, freeing about 1,000 slaves per year. Over the entire course of the Underground Railroad, more than 100,000 slaves were freed using the system.