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Who gave the Underground Railroad its name?

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William still :)) but it may be a different person historians haven't really been able to find out
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William Still

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The Railroad was often known as the "freedom train" or "Gospel train", which headed towards "Heaven" or "the Promised Land", i.e., Canada. William Still, sometimes called "The Father of the Underground Railroad", helped hundreds of slaves escape (as many as 60 a month), sometimes hiding them in his Philadelphia home.

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