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The Reverse Underground Railroad is the term used for the historical practice of kidnapping free Black Americans from free states and transporting them into the American South for sale as slaves. The name is a reference to the Underground Railroad, the informal network of abolitionists and sympathizers who helped to smuggle escaped slaves to freedom, generally in Canada.

External links

Sources

Wilson, Carol. Freedom at Risk: The Kidnapping of Free Blacks in America, 1780- 1865. University Press of Kentucky, 1994.

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	'''The Reverse Underground Railroad''' is the term used for the historical practice of kidnapping free [[Black Americans]] from [[free state (United States)\|free states]] and transporting them into the [[American South]] for sale as [[slave]]s. The name is a reference to the [[Underground Railroad]], the informal network of [[abolitionists]] and sympathizers who helped to smuggle escaped slaves to freedom, generally in [[Canada]].		'''The Reverse Underground Railroad''' is the term used for the historical practice of kidnapping free [[Black Americans]] from [[free state (United States)\|free states]] and transporting them into the [[American South]] for sale as [[slave]]s. The name is a reference to the [[Underground Railroad]], the informal network of [[abolitionists]] and sympathizers who helped to smuggle escaped slaves to freedom, generally in [[Canada]].