[LexBaird]

Why was the underground railroad underground in the North?

Because helping slaves to escape bondage was illegal, nor could a former slave be free by being on free soil in Northern states, per Dred Scott. The "Underground Railroad" was an act of Civil Disobedience.

[Mark was here]

Because helping slaves to escape bondage was illegal, nor could a former slave be free by being on free soil in Northern states, per Dred Scott. The "Underground Railroad" was an act of Civil Disobedience.

So on one hand the North is fighting to free the slaves ... the same slaves the North would catch and send back ... and Ron Paul is a nut? I am not convinced the war was about slavery. I think it has more to do with the South trying to sell cotton to Europe, cotton the North needed for their industry ... it was about money for the big guys ... and the little guys ended up dead.