Why Do We Know Very Little About the Underground Railroad

question 11

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 only a myth, told by antislavery advocates to keep black slaves' hopes alive.
• C) It was a secret organization with no centralized command, and the efforts were separated from each other by region and time.
• D) It existed for only two years, and had only one leader, Harriet Tubman.

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