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underground railroad

/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd ˈreɪlrəʊd/

Traducción: Red histórica de rutas secretas, refugios y abolicionistas utilizada por afroamericanos esclavizados en el siglo XIX para escapar hacia los estados libres y Canadá. No era un ferrocarril real, sino un sistema clandestino de ayuda.

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/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd ˈreɪlrəʊd/B2formalamerican
  • esRed histórica de rutas secretas, refugios y abolicionistas utilizada por afroamericanos esclavizados en el siglo XIX para escapar hacia los estados libres y Canadá. No era un ferrocarril real, sino un sistema clandestino de ayuda.

A historical network of secret routes, safe houses, and abolitionists used by enslaved African Americans in the 19th century to escape to free states and Canada. It was not an actual railroad but a covert system of assistance.

  1. Historical escape networkB2formalamerican

    A secret network of routes, safe houses, and people in the United States before and during the Civil War that helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada.

    esFerrocarril subterráneo (red de escape)

    • Harriet Tubman was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
    • Many brave individuals risked their lives to operate the Underground Railroad.
    • The Underground Railroad helped thousands of people reach freedom.