Most of the people who worked on the Underground Railroad were not well-known, but many stood out and became famous.
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The avenging angel -- Harriet Tubman: the Moses of her people -- Pass codes and disguises -- Levi Coffin: president of the Underground Railroad -- Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Frederick Douglass: freedom fighter -- David Ruggles: a friend to the runaway -- William Still: father of the Underground Railroad -- The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 -- Workers on the Underground Railroad -- "Friends" of the Underground Railroad.