On today's Saturday Matinee, we travel back to the early 1800s to hear how abolitionists created a way for thousands of enslaved people to flee to freedom through a network of clandestine escape routes and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.Link to American History Tellers: https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.