Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject History - America, language: English, abstract: This paper explains the "Underground Railroad," a system of support for enslaved African Americans who tried to escape slavery and reach the free Northern states. It shows: - What the Underground Railroad was; - How it worked; - Who was involved; - What the consequences of its existence were for the Southern as well as the Nothern states of the U.S.