Why do we know very little about the underground railroad?
A) The records of the organization were burned in a fire set by white mobs.
B) It was a myth told by antislavery advocates to keep black slaves hopeful.
C) It was a secret and unofficial organization with no centralized command.
D) It existed for only two years, and had only one leader, Harriet Tubman.
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