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Underground Railroad

The underground Railroad is conducted by Harriet Tubman. She would get slaves and try to free them, illegally. Because escaping slaves and the people who helped them were technically breaking the law, they had to stay out of sight. They went “underground” in terms of concealing their actions. John Fairfeild was escaping 28 slaves. During the process, John hired a hearse and set it up as a funeral. The slaves escaped to freedom! A slave named Henry "Box" Brown is known for being shipped in a wooden box to be set to freedom. These are all types of travels of the Underground Railroad.