Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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His limited series Underground Railroad won him best limited series at the Golden Globes and BAFTA and earned Jenkins a DGA Award for Best Director.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Secret tunnels and rooms fueled rumors of a connection to the Underground Railroad, though historians largely debunked this theory in 2017.
—Daphne Lemke, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The announcement also coincides with Harriet Tubman Day, a holiday honoring the activist who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Her bravery helped many people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Secret tunnels and rooms fueled rumors of a connection to the Underground Railroad, though historians largely debunked this theory in 2017.
—Daphne Lemke, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The announcement also coincides with Harriet Tubman Day, a holiday honoring the activist who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Her bravery helped many people escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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