For example, if you have an insurance business and plan to add investments or comprehensive financial planning to your practice, then you will need to be licensed (and perhaps certified) accordingly. 3.
Coffin's organization generally helped the escaped slaves move onward to Canada, where they could not be captured and returned to slavery in the American South. A prominent figure associated with the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery in Maryland in the late 1840s. She returned two years later to help some of her relatives escape.
The Underground Railroad is a great story in American history. People, both black and white, formed a secret network that helped slaves escape to freedom. Unfortunately, a lot of what we learn is not true. 1  Myth: Most of the âworkersâ on the Underground Railroad were white abolitionists. 2  Truth: In fact, most people who helped escaping slaves were free blacks or escaped slaves. 3  Myth: The first âstopsâ along the Underground Railroad were found in the South. 4  Truth: