Underground Railroad Jargon

The Underground Railroad is a metaphoric name for the system in which runaway slaves secretly escaped to freedom
     -        Supposedly a frustrated slave owner exclaimed “There must be an underground road here somewhere!” after searching for his runaway slaves

Harriet Tubman, conductor

Secret Lingo Used:
-        Gospel Train or Freedom Train – Underground Railroad
-        Moses – Harriet Tubman
-        Canaan – land of freedom
-        Stations and depots – houses for fugitives to stay
-        Station masters – people who ran stations and depots
-        Stockholders – people who donated funds and goods to escaping slaves
-        Conductors - people who guided fugitive slaves from one station to the next
-        Baggage, packages, or passengers - escaping slaves

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