Writing - Social Studies

Harriet Tubman in born 1820, one of the most famous former slaves and abolitionist that ever lived. Harriet escaped slavery through a secret network called the Underground Railroad. Harriet escaped slavery in the year of 1849, in 1850 returned to her plantation to save her family members. Harriet took that dangerous journey twenty times over a period of ten years to rescue other slaves.

Fredrick Douglas a born slave to a slave owner and a slave. Fredrick taught himself how to read and write which was a serious crime back in the 1800's. He used his knowledge to start a revolt against his master but his plan failed. Using the Underground Railroad Fredrick escaped slavery, fled to the North and became a member of the anti-slavery society. Fredrick eventually got married and moved to New York City; There he began to shelter slaves fleeing North on the Underground Railroad.

Although there is no actual date to when the Underground Railroad emerged but it is said to have started around the Colonial period in the early 1800's. Conductors, stationmasters, and regular black and white people ran the secret organization that was called the "Underground Railroad". The Railroad was a system that provided runaway slave with food, shelter, clothing, money, and transportation to freedom, which was mostly likely to be Canada.

Trying to escape was a dangerous attempt, because if you were caught you were either killed, get your feet cut off. If you were lucky you would be returned to your master and be beaten in front of the whole plantation. A majority of the families who escaped on the Underground Railroad were often separated as a result of their flight.





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