Which of these facts are true?
It was a railroad with not trains or tracks
Trips on this railroad always headed north
It was the route to freedom for thousands of slaves
No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from–there were no trains or tracks, only “conductors” who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about “passengers” on the “Railroad,” this book chronicles slaves’ close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!
沒人知道「地下鐵」這個詞從何而來，地下鐵既沒有火車也沒有鐵軌，只有「列車長」幫助黑奴逃向自由之路。本書講述「黑奴」和「地下鐵」的真實故事，書中的黑奴在逃亡過程中幾次差點被賞金獵人逮捕，他們一路遭遇許多艱難險阻，為了就是追求自由生活。
全書共有八十張黑白插畫和十六頁的黑白照，讓地下鐵的故事栩栩如生。