This brief article describes Charles T. Webber's oil on canvas painting, "The Underground Railroad, 1893." The subject of this painting is the Underground Railroad, which today has become an American legend. The Underground Railroad was not a systematic means of transportation, but rather a secretive process that allowed fugitive slaves to escape from oppression in the years prior to the Civil War. This article highlights notable historical, cultural, and artistic elements relating to this famous piece and provides details about the artist's life that influenced his work.