History of North America

Who is most closely related with the Underground Railroad?

Harriet Tubman is most closely related with the Underground Railroad. An enslaved woman who escaped to freedom in the North, Tubman led more than 300 enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states and Canada. She was known as the "Moses of her people" for her courage and determination in leading others to freedom.