Some went through Detroit into Canada.Įnslaved people who were further south usually had to travel on their own until they met up with the Railroad farther north, History says. Routes stretched west through Ohio to Indiana and Iowa, or north through Pennsylvania and into New England. Where was the Underground Railroad?Įnslaved people usually escaped border states like Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland, History says. By 1831, it was called the Underground Railroad. It’s not entirely clear, but History says it started in the late 18 th century and continued to the Civil War, which started in 1861.Īs early as 1786, George Washington complained about how his enslaved people were running away and were being helped by a "society of Quakers, formed for such purposes,” per PBS. People who were called “conductors” help guide enslaved people, and hid them in homes, churches, and schools, which were called “stations” and “safe houses,” History says.Īccording to PBS, about 100,000 enslaved people used the Underground Railroad to reach freedom. The goal of the railroad was to help the enslaved people escape to the North, where they could be free. Instead, it was a network of people who offered shelter and helped escaped enslaved people from the South, according to History. The real Underground Railroad wasn’t an actual railroad. It’s only natural to have questions about the real Underground Railroad and how it worked after watching the show. But, steam train aside, it’s based on the reality that many enslaved people faced in the 1800s. Director and Oscar winner Barry Jenkins, is brutal, and it’s hard to watch.
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