Underground Railroad- Proud

In early 19th century the black slaves used the underground railroad as an informal network of secret routes and safe houses. They used the underground railroad as an escape from slavery in the United States. While they were planning to flee, among many other places such as Mexico and overseas, they saw Canada as a place of freedom to start a new beggining in their lives. The underground railroad's main priority was to abolish Black-American slavery.It was estimated that 30,000 to 100,000 slaves escaped to Canada. They mostly settled in Upper Canada such as Toronto, Nova Scotia, and Halifax. The underground railroad was at its peak between 1850-1860.

This is a proud moment in Canadian history because it made Upper Canada become a refuge for Black Americans escaping slavery. Thousands of people used the secret paths and found sanctuary in anti-slavery homes.