I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my…

— Harriet Tubman

The Underground Railroad was a spy network for the North and that story has never been told.

— Misha Green

Despite strong performances, Barry Jenkin's 'The Underground Railroad' is plodding and rudderless.

— Jason Johnson

A lot of people, when they first hear about the Underground Railroad, think it really is a subway or a locomotive. When they find…

— Colson Whitehead

During the Civil War, the Underground Railroad became a spy network, so we could still have fresh stories for these characters years into the…

— Misha Green

Oftentimes, a history book in school will talk about the Underground Railroad as if it's one sentence. But thousands of people decided to run,…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Without question, 'The Underground Railroad' is beautifully filmed, and for the most part well acted. The show also manages to do something that I…

— Jason Johnson

The story of the Underground Railroad is the story of American heroes, and who doesn't want to hear a story about American heroes?

— Misha Green

Stories about enslaved Africans can be depressing, exciting, educational and, yes, even entertaining depending on your taste. However, they should never be boring, so…

— Jason Johnson

I was like, 'Oh, let's do a show about the Underground Railroad.' I never come up with great titles, and I thought, 'Underground' is…

— Misha Green

When I was reading 'The Underground Railroad,' I had to actually hold my hand over the right-hand page so I wouldn't see, by mistake,…

— Jenna Blum

The Underground Railroad was the first integrated civil rights movement. And it's a great example of when we work together, what we can go…

— Misha Green

In America, when you hear about the Underground Railroad, it's so evocative. You think it's a literal subway for a few minutes before your…

— Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad, which was the first integrated civil rights movement, is a part of our history that not a lot of us know…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe unless someone…

— Margaret Atwood