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Most of historians’ knowledge about the Underground
Railroad came from William Still, a conductor who wrote about
his experiences.
said it was as if he had “disappeared on some kind of
underground railroad.”
To keep the Underground Railroad secret from
the public and slaveholders, the organizers created
a code using railway terms. If people overheard their
conversations, they would think members were talking
about the railroad and not freedom seekers.
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