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"Roots" of the Underground Railroad ==**By: Anthony Sherrill, Casey Belcher, Elena Nowak, and Jolee Walker **==

Examples of Slave Songs
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman Harriet Tubman an Important "Conductor on the Underground Railroad"

THE ESCAPE

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==== Who - Levi Coffin is said to had started the underground railroad as well as Isaac T. Hopper. Levi Coffin helped slaves escape through the Ohio river to Cincinnati. Isaac T. Hopper became known as the father of the Underground Railroad. ====

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What - The underground railroad was not a railroad or underground. It was a group of escape routes that runaway slaves would take to go to the northern states for freedom. Homes that became opened up were called ‘stations‘ and slaves running away on the underground railroad were called ‘passengers‘ =====

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Where - The underground railroad didn’t have a solid starting place. Separate paths always lead from different starting places since not every slave was in the same place. Most routes often started in the south and continued to the north, sometimes even through Canada. A few other routes were by ship, but those were much more costly and hard to get. =====

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Why - People who didn’t believe in slavery, Quakers and other religious groups, came up with an idea to help fugitive slaves escape to freedom. They gave the slaves food, shelter, water, and some peace of mind. =====

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How - In 1793 the Fugitive Slave Law was established. The law stated that the catching of runaway slaves was the responsibility of the states where the slaves came from. Isaac T. Hopper, along with other Quakers, began to establish the Underground Railroad. Conductors used covered wagons or carts with false bottoms to carry slaves from one station to another. Runaway slaves usually hid during the day and travelled at night. =====

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