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# Underground Railroad
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Could You Survive the Underground Railroad? The Routes, Struggles, and Stories of Escape
The term "Underground Railroad" was first used in 1839 by a Washington newspaper, quoting a young slave hopeful for escape. The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad. Instead, it was…
American History
America’s First Technological Titan that Changed the Course of History
Few technologies have affected the United States more than the invention of the railroad. After the War of 1812 and…
American History
10 Facts, Events, and People of the Underground Railroad
It was neither a railroad nor did it run under ground, but it did have stations, conductors, and carried what…
American History
Non-Violent Defiance: 5 Boycotts that Changed America
Boycotts are a form of non-violet protest intended to do economic harm. They have a tendency to also bring attention…