Why Do We Know Very Little About the Underground Railroad

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why do we know very little about the underground railroad?

• A) The records of the organization were burned in a fire set by white mobs.
• B) It was a myth told by antislavery advocates to keep black slaves hopeful.
• C) It was a secret and unofficial organization with no centralized command.
• D) It existed for only two years, and had only one leader, Harriet Tubman.

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