By: Aarav Agarwal
Harriet Tubman Pioneers the "Underground Railroad"
The Underground Railroad was a system set up to free slaves from the south by bringing them to the north.
Key Contributors to the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was a former slave and major abolitionist that had led many other slaves to their freedom through the underground railroad, which she had planned.
Isaac Hopper
John Brown
Isaac Hopper was a quaker, and like many, he was an abolitionist. He organized the network of routes and safe-houses, with his own. He also used loopholes to let many slaves free in court.
John Brown was a leader of an anti-slavery militia formed after the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act; he participated in 'Bleeding Kansas". He also did many raids to free slaves.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a former slave and was very vocal about his beliefs. He was a writer and had helped over 400 slaves to be free by hiding them in his home.
Elijah Anderson
Elijah Anderson was near the Ohio River, and set up a cell near there. HE repeatedly made trips to Kentucky to rescue slaves and bring them to the north.
Thomas Garrett
Levi Coffin
Thomas Garrett was a friend of Harriet Tubman, and provided aid to many former slaves that were escaping with food, money, and a place to stay.
William Still
Levi Coffin was nicknamed, "President of the Underground Railroad" and was an abolitionist since childhood. He had helped thousands of slaves and let them into his home.
Thaddeus Stevens
William Still was a free-born African American and was the chairman of the Vigilant Committee Pennsylvania Abolition Society. The committee handed out food, clothing, and escape plans.
Thaddeus Stevens was a Pennsylvania Congressman who had created the 14 and 15th amendments and had a secret hiding place in his house to aid escaping slaves.