the underground railroad went to mexico

The Underground Railroad was a secret network of routes, safe houses, and abolitionists who helped enslaved people escape from slavery to freedom in the northern states, Canada, and Mexico from approximately the late 18th century until the Civil War, with one of its most famous stewards being Harriet Tubman, who was an abolitionist, social activist, and a formally enslaved person. It's no surprise that many people do not know that this route didn't just go north to freedom, as has been told in many adaptations and historical recounts of the Underground Railroad, but further south across borders into Mexico.    This episode covers more of that overlooked history and the incredible lessons we can take from how this had an impact on our world today.