Was the Underground Railroad a Railroad? | The Story of William and Ellen Craft

How did people travel through the Underground Railroad? It's a common misconception that the underground railroad was a network of trains or tunnels underground that smuggled slaves to the north. But that's just not the case.

In this video, we learn about a couple who had a unique approach to getting themselves across America and into the free states.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:23 Was the Underground Railroad a Railroad?
1:33 Disguises
2:10 Disguises 2
3:07 The Hotel
3:34 The Train
4:39 Freedom
4:55 Outro
5:07 Credits

The full story about William and Ellen Craft:
The Underground Rail Road by William Still, 368-377

Music
Shoutout to the musical talent in this video. Checkout some of these amazing artists!
Carlos Herrera Music - Admirable: https://youtu.be/LfP9omt9cE4
Skilsel
- Energetic Hip-Hop (Pixabay)

Baroque Flute Ensemble

- Boismortier's Concerto for
Five Flutes No. 4, Mvt II. Allegro (Pixabay)
GeoffreyBurch
- How Do You Feel? - GLBML (Pixabay)
23117649 - Spy Always Dies Along (Pixabay)
Xael - Overflow: https://youtu.be/c00hbRrdcXM

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