The Underground Railroad was a system that helped slaves escape from their plantations into freedom. Slavery was a truly cruel element that existed until 1865, when the “...13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.” (DeWayne Wickham, USA Today Opinion, usatoday.com). Escaping from slavery was very difficult, but workers on the Underground Railroad helped the success of freedom much easier. Three very well-known conductors were Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, and William Still. They were very kind and would always lend a hand to a slave in need. Their rebellious nature had given them courage to lead the poor slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman was a free black women who escaped from slavery when she was twenty nine years old. “Yet she
