Description Many of the unsung Heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D.
Anthropologist and author Jenny Masur tells their stories..
Some ended up back in slavery or in jail, but some escaped to freedom.
Enslaved people engineered escapes, individually and in groups, with and without the assistance of an organized network.
Anna Maria Weems dressed as a boy in order to escape to Canada.
John Dean, a white lawyer, used the District courts to test the legality of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Leonard Grimes, a free African American, was arrested for transporting enslaved people to freedom.
Men and women, black and white, operatives and freedom seekers--all demonstrated courage, resourcefulness and initiative.
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Description Many of the unsung Heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D
