Answer:
An estimated 50,000 slaves escaped as a direct impact of the Underground Railroad.
Explanation:
The Underground Railroad was a clandestine network organized in the 19th century in the United States and Canada to help African American slaves escape from the southern plantations to free states or Canada.
Members of the Underground Railroad operated underground and usually only knew each other by their pseudonyms, so as not to compromise their safety. They also made the passengers swear that they would keep the secret.
The Underground Railroad looked for its collaborators within the abolitionist movement, of which it was a part, and thus it continued to extend its activities always outside the law.
The Underground Railroad operated until after the Civil War slavery was definitively abolished. The people who had collaborated with the Underground Railroad played an important role in the war because of the instruction received and the knowledge of the terrain.
Throughout its existence, the Underground Railroad managed to free thousands of slaves and also influenced public opinion to win supporters of the abolitionist cause.
