The majority of passengers on the Underground Railroad were slaves
escaping to freedom.
The Underground Railroad was a secret network organized by people who helped men, women and children escape from slavery to freedom. It provided hiding places, food and transportation for the fugitives.
<em>The escaping slaves were called the passengers</em> and the helpers conductors or engineers.
Henry 'box' Brown was born as a slave in Virginia. In order to escape slavery, he was put into a wooden box in which he traveled in a variety of wagons, railroads, steamboats, ferries and a delivery wagon. He arrived safely in Philadelphia. He became the symbol of the Underground Railroad Freedom Movement that helped many slaves escape from slavery to slavery free states.
... discourage African Americans from voting.
Poll taxes means you have to pay a tax before allowed to vote. That's a way of preventing poor persons (like blacks in the South) from voting.
In addition to poll taxes, other measures were also used to block blacks from participating in the voting process. For instance, literacy tests would require persons to pass certain standards of reading and writing in order to qualify for voting. These tests were aimed at blacks, who had not had access to the same education as whites.
The fighting went on after Cornwallis Surrendered. The American Congress ratified.
Yes they can go to far
if it goes way to far then yes government should get involved otherwise people should try to resolve the problem with out the government
