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Underground Railroad: Civil War
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The Underground Railroad spanned 29 states, as well as Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Its "railways" were back roads, swamps, caves, forests, rivers and streams. It is believed that as many as 100,000 enslaved persons may have escaped in the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War, using this network of aid and assistance.
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Secrecy on the slaves’ part was the main ingredient that made the Underground Railroad work. Warning signals and escape messages were used in conjunction with the Railroad in the form of spirituals, phrases and quilt patterns. Even the continuing threat of recriminations could not stop the slaves from singing spirituals. The Underground Railroad was sometimes referred to as the “Gospel Train”. In the slaves’ world of intolerance and suspicion on the part of their white owners, secrecy and coded communication was a necessity of everyday life. It is the aftermath of slavery and the deep lack of trust created that have prevented the code of silence from being broken and the stories told.
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This is a message board for anyone interested in the history of the Underground Railroad, the vast pre-Civil War network of trails and safe houses used by enslaved people in their journey to freedom. Discussions will focus on the history, abolitionists, conductors as well as present day preservation and education efforts. This forum is strictly limited to serious discussion of the Underground Railroad. All other posts will be removed.
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THE NEW UNDERGROUND RAILROAD By Robert E. Carvalho The Beacon Street Mission was a crumbling mess of a building. It sat in a war zone neighborhood in Boston. He scanned the building with his cyberoptic eyes, checking for signs of ambush.
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