underground railroad
The American civil war
"underground railroad"
why did america have a underground railroad?
where did this "underground railroad" lead slaves to ?
how did this secret network work?
who was harriet?/about harriet
Harriet was sent to work for a family when she was only 6.She had to sleep on the floor with the dog and eat table scraps .when harriet was 13 she had a very bad accident .
Harriet's accident
a bone in hear head was broken for the rest of her life she suffered blackout,and spells which she suddenly fall asleep
Harriet took the underground railroad
Moses of the underground railroad
Harriet became a conductor to the under ground railroad .
1850-1861 she mad 19 dangerous trips , she had the slaves hid in swamps wagons and secret rooms.she would give children special medicine to go to sleep so no nice would be made .she trusted god would lead her and the slaves to safety she led more than 300 slaves to freedom .Harriet was illiterate, she communicated with other slaves by singing songs white people would not understand. The lyrics of the songs contained secret codes