The Underground Railroad

In parts of America, some people were not free — they were forced to work for others, and it was very unfair.

Brave helpers made a secret path to lead them somewhere they could be free.

It wasn't a real train or a real tunnel — it was a chain of safe houses and quiet forest trails.

People traveled at night, following the North Star, and knocked softly on doors where kind families were waiting.

Thousands of people found their way to freedom because so many hands helped them along the way.