Underground Railroad Code Words

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Agent

Back

Coordinator, who plotted courses of escape & made contacts.

Front

Baggage

Back

Fugitive slaves carried by Underground Railroad workers.

Front

Bundles of wood

Back

Fugitives that were expected.

Front

Canada.

Back

Canaan

Front

Conductor

Back

Person who directly transported slaves.

Front

Drinking Gourd

Back

Big Dipper and the North Star.

Front

Flying bondsmen

Back

The number of escaping slaves.

Front

Forwarding

Back

Taking slaves from station to station.

Front

Freedom train

Back

The Underground Railroad.

Front

French leave

Back

Secret departure.