Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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And one of the things that was really fascinating to me is that there has been a bit of revisionist history and a lot of white Americans in particular talk about how their families played a key role in the Underground Railroad.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Quakers were also instrumental in the execution of the Underground Railroad.
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Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad.
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Emily Harter,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Cohen, a historian, first traveled the Underground Railroad in 1996 from his home state of Maryland to Ontario, Canada.
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Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Quakers were also instrumental in the execution of the Underground Railroad.
—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad.
—
Emily Harter,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
Cohen, a historian, first traveled the Underground Railroad in 1996 from his home state of Maryland to Ontario, Canada.
—
Jericka Duncan,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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