a true account of a person's life that is told by someone other than the subject 

A secret network of safe houses that helped the fugitive slaves escape to the North and Canada 

The area in which enslaved people lived

carried

The Fugitive Slave Law was a law by which enslaved people who escaped could be recovered by their owners

messy or untidy

gradually but firmly establish; supply gradually

to drive away

A member of a religious group called the Society of Friends

To remain or stay longer

Ability to speak powerfully and persuasively 

Urgently demand

To coax(persuade) or urge gently 

A person who helped the escaping slave find the railroad

A hiding place, often a home or church 

A person who guided the escaping slaves to the next stop

A person who hid the escaping slaves in their home

The Father of the Underground Railroad

This story is 

Ann Petry is the author of this story 

In this story Harriet is leading __ slaves to Canada

The story takes place in the month of December