The Underground Railroad had many notable participants, including John Fairfield in Ohio, the son of a slaveholding family, who made many daring rescues, Levi Coffin, a Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves, and Harriet Tubman, who made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
What types of people were conductors of the Underground Railroad?
Free Blacks, Whites, Native Americans and former slaves acted as "conductors" by helping the runaways. Most who helped were ordinary people such as storekeepers, housewives, carpenters, ministers, farmers and teachers. Members passed coded messages to runaways through songs, stories, and signs such as notches in trees.
Who were the members of the Underground Railroad?
Who was the most important person in the Underground Railroad?
Harriet TubmanOur Headlines and Heroes blog takes a look at Harriet Tubman as the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Tubman and those she helped escape from slavery headed north to freedom, sometimes across the border to Canada.
Who was the most famous member of the Underground Railroad?
Our Headlines and Heroes blog takes a look at Harriet Tubman as the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad. Tubman and those she helped escape from slavery headed north to freedom, sometimes across the border to Canada.