Misunderstandings and the Underground Railroad

Misunderstandings and the Underground Railroad

The world is filled with many misunderstandings. People have misconceived ways of thinking and different ways of viewing things. Sometimes when people look at our history, they see things wrong. Sometimes titles are misleading. I noticed this when I was studying the underground railroad.

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/UndergroundRailRoad.html

There are so many misconceptions about the underground railroad. It was neither underground or a railroad. It was actually a series of routes and trails to lead escaping slaves to freedom. Over 100,000 slaves escaped, and were able to become free, but it wasn’t just that easy.

The escaping slaves had to travel 10-20 miles every night between safe houses. They could only travel at night because it was too risky to travel during the day. They were more likely to get caught. It was extremely dangerous to go on the underground railroad, because if you got caught you would probably get killed.

http://kasamaproject.org/2009/01/31/freedom-train-the-story-of-the-underground-railroad/

The safe houses were run by the people living in the houses. They would let the escaping slaves spend the night, usually in a hidden room. It was also very dangerous to have escaping slaves in your house, because if you got caught you would also get killed. It was a risk that the owners could take because they thought that having slaves was wrong, and they were doing what they could to help. The escaping slaves would travel through the woods, rivers, and neighborhoods. Sometimes, the owners of the slaves would go looking for their slaves because they were their property, and they did not want to lose them.  

http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-civil-war/underground-railroad.htm

There are so many different misunderstandings. They not only happen in history, but also in real life. I have many misunderstandings when I work with other people. Sometimes when you become lazy, you end up with a lot more confusion then if you pay more attention and communicate better. I know that I need to sometimes work on my communication when I am working with a group, because sometimes you take advantage of having a group and you put all of your work on other people instead of doing your own work. You have to communicate with your group a lot more than by yourself. You have to create a good plan, and follow it.