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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What happens next NPS could announce Hackett House’s acceptance into the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program in the coming weeks.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Banks then chose The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, another Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
People seeking refuge from slavery in the 1800s crossed into Kansas by way of Quindaro, and the town gained recognition as a safe haven along the Underground Railroad.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
History buffs can venture to the remnants of the Todd House, believed to be part of the Underground Railroad.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Banks then chose The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, another Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
People seeking refuge from slavery in the 1800s crossed into Kansas by way of Quindaro, and the town gained recognition as a safe haven along the Underground Railroad.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
History buffs can venture to the remnants of the Todd House, believed to be part of the Underground Railroad.
—Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Underground Railroad
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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