Wanted!
Dublin Core
Title
Wanted!
Subject
Underground Railroad
Description
When slaves would runaway, bounty hunters would run after them and capture them for the reward money. Slaves were very valuable to the masters of the plantations because they provided free labor. Some people posed as conductors in safe houses to trap the runaway slaves.
Source
Underground Railroad Museum
Publisher
Director Kristina Estle
Format
Wanted Ad
Type
Paper
Files
Collection
Reference
Wanted!, Director Kristina Estle
Cite As
“Wanted!,” A Glimpse Through the Underground Railroad Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ugrrm.omeka.net/items/show/47.
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