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
- 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
- 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