It wasn’t underground, and it definitely wasn’t a railroad.
So, how did the Underground Railroad, one of the most notable movements for freedom in American history, end up with that as its name?
That's the question Dr. Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland, will be uncovering at one of this Fall’s Osher sessions.
He joined Idaho Matters to talk more about how this misnomer helped ignite an antislavery movement.
