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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railway
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1834, but it was still legal in the United States.
Many slaves escaped to Canada thanks to the Underground Railroad: “a network of people and safe houses that helped those seeking freedom.” - Close-Up Canada, pg. 147
BRITAIN ABOLISHES SLAVERY THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE
HARRIET TUBMAN
She was known as “Moses” to many African American slaves. Why?
