African American activism
type: Concept
narrower: underground railroad

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: underground railroad

resistance
type: Concept
narrower: underground railroad

underground railroad
type: Concept
broader: resistance
broader: African American activism
definition: A network of routes, safe houses, and courageous individuals who helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom in the decades prior to the Civil War. In the 1700s and early 1800s, abolitionists helped runaway slaves to gain their freedom. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Society; Underground Railroad]