Was ralph waldo emerson a conductor on the underground rail road?

Question: Was ralph waldo emerson a conductor on the underground rail road!?
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I found a website which says, specifically, that Henri David Thoreau, a contemporary of Emerson's, was "actively" involved in the Underground Railroad (which of course was not a physical railroad, but a secret network of contacts designed to help slaves move north to freedom!.

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?The observant and humorous accounts of various journeys he made in this period were published posthumously in Excursions (1863), The Maine Woods (1864), Cape Cod (1865), and A Yankee in Canada (1866)!. He became a dedicated abolitionist and actively helped speed fleeing slaves north on the Underground Railroad while lecturing and writing against slavery!.!.!.!.?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, his family home was a stop!. See below!.Www@QuestionHome@Com