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Canda And The Underground Railroad

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Despite the term used to refer to it, the Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad nor it was underground; rather, it was a network of persons devouted to help fugitive slaves on their path to freedom, especiallly to northern states and Canda. However, the given name may be appropriate as it unveils the secrecy, darkness and disguise characterizing the

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