The phrase "underground railroad" refers to a secret system in the past that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom. It wasn't a real railroad, but a network of safe places and people who provided support and guidance to escape slavery.
Sentences with «underground railroad»
How did this aspect of magical realism impact your concept of how the real underground railroad worked? (bookbrowse.com)
This aspect of the story made the actual underground railroad come alive in a way.. (bookbrowse.com)
I do worry about whether people who read this book are going to try to take this as an actual history of the real underground railroad. (bookbrowse.com)