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Underground Railroad Quote Analysis

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The quote "A life is not important except in its impact on other lives,” spoken by Jackie Robinson. This quote shares that life should not be wasted on self-centered inhabitants, but with people willing to help others with their hearts open wide. Over the past few years I have had the opportunity to do so. I was fortunate enough to have been a part of CONNECTIONS Youth Leadership. This program allowed young minority students to learn about prominent leaders in the past. To do that we followed the Underground Railroad. Starting in Charlotte, North Carolina and ending up in Freedom or known to everyone else Canada. This was a very uplifting time because of all the history and knowledge that we learned about what Slaves and Conductors of the

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