Comparing The Underground Railroad And The Abolishment Of Slavery

Historian Larry Gara views the Underground Railroad as “one of American’s great legends, a mix of historical facts embroidered with myths” (5). It is what Underground Railroad likes in many people’s eyes. And as one of the black leader who helped a lot with both the Underground Railroad and the abolishment of slavery, Frederick Douglass is viewed as hero. At that time period in the United States, two different ideas of slavery had collision. The laws and the difficulties never stopped people’s eager of freedom, and the Underground Railroad represents the idea of anti-slavery in a mystery way. The numbers of people who worked for the Underground Railroad could not be counted accurately; the numbers of slaves who had escaped with the help of Underground Railroad could not be counted

Slaves could see their hope, and there were places where they would seek for help. What’s more, the Underground Railroad showed the cooperation of the blacks and the whites: no only black people like Douglass, but also white people were willing to work for the system and fight for the justice in the country. Even though many Northerners were anti-slavery at that time, not all of them was willing to help the slaves. Instead of caring for the freedom and equality of slaves, many white men in the North wanted to abolish slavery only because they could gain more power when the Southerners lost their control of millions of slaves. Different standpoints of slavery and antislavery in the country was not only based on moral, but also based on interests, the existence of Underground Railroad was great and inspiring for the slaves. People who joint the Underground Railroad were the ones who cared about the slaves and were willing to give them a hand despite the risks of helping the