End Of Slavery: The Underground Railroad
“The Color Purple” research project
End of slavery is the USA – The Underground Railroad
Even from the beginning of the USA slavery was the norm. White people owned the black people and made them work for them, long days, hard work and in terrible conditions. However some people realised that this was wrong. The earliest recorded rescue of slaves was in 1787 when Isaac Hopper began helping slaves escape from their owners and live free lives as they deserved. By the 1820’s this operation was in full swing across the states, with many people joining in this heroic deed. As this whole operation grew larger and more structured it gained the name “The Underground Railroad” however the most vital point to understand is that it was neither underground …show more content…
They just had to take a risk. And what a risk! The only information they were given was to knock on the door of the house with the lantern outside it. For a slave, simply knocking on someone’s door not knowing who would answer was a daunting task, but it had to be done in order for them to eventually be free. At these safe houses freedom was still a long way off, the slave catchers wouldn’t be far behind and there was always a huge risk of being re-captured and returned to their tragic lives they were so desperately trying to escape from. However, once the slaves arrived in Canada these fears were diminished, they were free, and although they still faced many challenges in life, they faced them in freedom. Now with the rights to own property and vote, the slaves entered a life of a normal human …show more content…
In Greensboro, North Carolina 4 black college students began a protest in Woolworths and soon after seventy thousand students took part. “It was like a fever” one of the protesters said “everyone wanted to join in” even though people were being arrested and hurt, no one gave up. It is evident that here lives the same human spirit thriving for fairness and change that was alive in the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret network of roads used to lead slaves to the “free” states in the north and Canada. For the abolitionists and the slaves themselves, this was a dangerous and long trek which could last up to two years. Thanks to the outstanding efforts made by the “train masters”, or people who orchestrated the passage of slaves to freedom (particularly Harriet Tubman, a former slave, and Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground Railroad) and the owners of safe houses, many slaves escaped to freedom.
We found out that the Underground Railroad was essential in helping many slaves escape to freedom, and the 3,200 plus names of heroic human beings are solely responsible for its existence, success and its results. The inspired people to fight for change and the “fever” has spread through time. The same spirit is alive
End of slavery is the USA – The Underground Railroad
Even from the beginning of the USA slavery was the norm. White people owned the black people and made them work for them, long days, hard work and in terrible conditions. However some people realised that this was wrong. The earliest recorded rescue of slaves was in 1787 when Isaac Hopper began helping slaves escape from their owners and live free lives as they deserved. By the 1820’s this operation was in full swing across the states, with many people joining in this heroic deed. As this whole operation grew larger and more structured it gained the name “The Underground Railroad” however the most vital point to understand is that it was neither underground …show more content…
They just had to take a risk. And what a risk! The only information they were given was to knock on the door of the house with the lantern outside it. For a slave, simply knocking on someone’s door not knowing who would answer was a daunting task, but it had to be done in order for them to eventually be free. At these safe houses freedom was still a long way off, the slave catchers wouldn’t be far behind and there was always a huge risk of being re-captured and returned to their tragic lives they were so desperately trying to escape from. However, once the slaves arrived in Canada these fears were diminished, they were free, and although they still faced many challenges in life, they faced them in freedom. Now with the rights to own property and vote, the slaves entered a life of a normal human …show more content…
In Greensboro, North Carolina 4 black college students began a protest in Woolworths and soon after seventy thousand students took part. “It was like a fever” one of the protesters said “everyone wanted to join in” even though people were being arrested and hurt, no one gave up. It is evident that here lives the same human spirit thriving for fairness and change that was alive in the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a secret network of roads used to lead slaves to the “free” states in the north and Canada. For the abolitionists and the slaves themselves, this was a dangerous and long trek which could last up to two years. Thanks to the outstanding efforts made by the “train masters”, or people who orchestrated the passage of slaves to freedom (particularly Harriet Tubman, a former slave, and Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground Railroad) and the owners of safe houses, many slaves escaped to freedom.
We found out that the Underground Railroad was essential in helping many slaves escape to freedom, and the 3,200 plus names of heroic human beings are solely responsible for its existence, success and its results. The inspired people to fight for change and the “fever” has spread through time. The same spirit is alive