Underground Railroad Code Words

Parcel

• Fugitives that were expected.

• A package sent through the mail.

• A type of delivery service.

• A legal document for property transfer.

Drinking Gourd

• Big Dipper and the North Star.

• Southern Cross and the Orion Nebula.

• Little Dipper and the Milky Way.

• Cassiopeia and the Andromeda Galaxy.

Stockholder

• Someone who invests in a company and owns shares of stock.

• Someone who gave money, clothing or food to the Underground Railroad.

• A person who holds a bond issued by a corporation.

• An individual who manages a company's finances.

Exodus

• An escape mission or plan.

• An escape mission or plan.

• A type of food

• A historical novel

Freedom train

• The Underground Railroad.

• The Emancipation Proclamation.

• The Civil Rights Movement.

• The Abolitionist Movement.

Moses

• Harriet Tubman.

• Sojourner Truth.

• Frederick Douglass.

• Rosa Parks.

Operator

• A person who runs a business

• A person who helps freedom seekers as a conductor or agent.

• A person who operates machinery

• A person who manages a team

Railroad car

• Escape wagon, sometimes with a fake bottom to hide under

• A type of freight vehicle used for transporting goods

• A passenger vehicle designed for long-distance travel

• A maintenance vehicle used for track repairs

Cargo

• Fugitive slaves carried by Underground Railroad workers.

• Goods transported by ships and planes.

• A type of freight used in commercial shipping.

• Passengers traveling on a train.

Conductor

• Person who directly transported slaves.

• A musical leader of an orchestra.

• A person who manages a train or bus service.

• An individual who conducts scientific experiments.