Transcript Underground Railroad - Plano Independent School District

Underground
Railroad
The Underground Railroad was not
an actual railroad. It was a network or
chain of people willing to help
runaway slaves by giving them food,
clothing, and a safe place.
Harriet Tubman was a former
slave who ran away from her
plantation in 1849. She helped
many slaves escape to
freedom.
This creek is where many runaway slaves
crossed on their journey to Canada.
Harriet told the runaways that a
lantern on a hitching post meant
that the house was a safe place
for them.
After many days and nights of traveling,
runaway slaves had to cross icy Lake Erie
in order to reach Canada.
Once they made it to Canada, the
runaway slaves were safe. Canada
would not return them to the U.S.