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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The last stop of the Underground Railroad, Halifax, is a haven (relatively) for the formerly enslaved.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2025
His life in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the last stop on the Underground Railroad, we’re reminded — seems humble but relatively contented.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
The total amounted to more than 10 times the number of enslaved people Tubman rescued during her decade of service as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Following this, references to Harriet Tubman were temporarily removed from a National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad before being restored.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 July 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2025
His life in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the last stop on the Underground Railroad, we’re reminded — seems humble but relatively contented.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
The total amounted to more than 10 times the number of enslaved people Tubman rescued during her decade of service as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Following this, references to Harriet Tubman were temporarily removed from a National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad before being restored.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 July 2025
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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