Read the following two excerpts about The Underground Railroad.
The adventures of this escaping party would of themselves fill a volume. They hid in potato holes by day, while their pursuers passed within a few feet of them; they were passed along by friends in various disguises; they scattered and separated; some traveling by boat, some by wagons, some by cars, others on foot, to meet at some specified station of the under-ground railroad. They met at the house of Sam Green, the man who was afterwards sent to prison for ten years for having a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in his house. And so, hunted and hiding and wandering, they found themselves at last at the entrance of the long bridge which crosses the river at Wilmington, Delaware.
Harriet: The Moses of Her People by Sarah H. Bradford
KIMBERTON, October 28th, 1855.
ESTEEMED FRIEND;—This evening a company of eleven friends reached here, having left their homes on the night of the 26th inst. They came into Wilmington, about ten o'clock on the morning of the 27th, and left there, in the town, their two carriages, drawn by two horses. They went to Thomas Garrett's by open day-light and from thence were sent hastily onward for fear of pursuit. They reached Longwood meeting-house in the evening, at which place a Fair Circle had convened, and stayed a while in the meeting, then, after remaining all night with one of the Kennet friends, they were brought to Downingtown early in the morning, and from thence, by daylight, to within a short distance of this place.
"The Underground Railroad: A Record"
Which of the following is found in the first text that explains the dangers of helping African-Americans?
“The adventures of this escaping party would have themselves fill a volume.”
“some traveling by boat, some by wagons, some by cars, others on foot, to meet at some specified station”
“They met at the house of Sam Green, the man who was afterwards sent to prison for ten years for having a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in his house.”
“They went to Thomas Garrett's by open day-light and from thence were sent hastily onward for fear of pursuit.”
“They met at the house of Sam Green, the man who was afterwards sent to prison for ten years for having a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in his house.” is found in the first text that explains the dangers of helping African-Americans.
The excerpt that explains the dangers of helping African-Americans is:
“They met at the house of Sam Green, the man who was afterwards sent to prison for ten years for having a copy of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' in his house.”
This statement suggests that Sam Green faced severe consequences for supporting African-Americans and their escape through the Underground Railroad.