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The Underground Railroad was not actually underground. Rather, the name comes from the idea that it was not openly publicized.
It was a _______ network of safe houses and routes of travel established in the U.S. during the early to mid-19th century. African American slaves used this network to flee to free states, Canada and Nova Scotia where they could escape captivity. Some routes also led to Mexico or overseas where slavery was _______.
Although slaveowners were white, not every white person agreed with the practice. Some of the abolitionists and their supporters were white. The term _______ refers to everyone who aided the fugitive slaves in their escape efforts.
