Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad is a term that described a highly systemized, national secret organization that accomplished prodigious feats in stealing slaves away from the South. It aided fugitive slaves to escape to Canada or other free states. It was run by Northern abolitionists, both whites and free blacks. The metaphor first appeared on print in the early 1840s. The escaping slaves were referred to as passengers, stations represented their shelter, and guides such as Harriet Tubman were known as their conductors. Quakers were particularly prominent as conductors. However, experts note that the accuracy of these records are questionable, as details of the escapes became highly publicized and greatly exaggerated by the North and South, although for different reasons. I'm unsure which details are being referred to, but it is well-known that the Underground Railroad was an organization that helped slaves escape to freedom.