❤️She’s right
The Underground Railroad to Mexico was a network that helped enslaved people escape to Mexico, where slavery was abolished in 1837.
📌How it worked
Enslaved people left farms and headed south
Helpers hid them in places from East Texas to the Rio Grande
Biracial Black and white couples along the Rio Grande hid escapees until they could take ferries into Mexico
In Mexico, escapees could change their names and marry
📌Why it existed
Mexico abolished slavery earlier than the United States
It was easier for people in Texas to go to Mexico than Canada
📌Notable people and events
Silvia Hector Webber: A formerly enslaved woman who helped runaways along the border
Nathaniel and Matilda Jackson: Believed to have helped slaves escape to Mexico
Los Mascogos: Groups of organized Black Seminole (Native American) militias that guarded against owners of enslaved people
