... then was by train. So when people wanted a name for a network that would pick up runaways and bring them into freedom, they naturally compared it to a train- a mysterious secret railroad. Sine the word "underground" mean hidden and out of sight, they called it the Underground Railroad. Although there were people helping slaves in the beginning, the Underground Railroad first became organized ... ...

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