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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" to show slavery as a thing so cruel and unjust. In the first year over 300,000 copies of her book were…
The Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad, beginning in the early 19th century and continuing well up to the Civil War, the so-called freedom train was a secret and extensive network of people, places, and…
Underground Railroad: Vermont
Home to four generations of the Robinson family, Rokeby, built in 1793, is significant for its role in the Underground Railroad and for the many letters, account books, and diaries…
Underground Railroad: Virginia
During the summer of 1859, John Brown (1800-1859) developed a strategy for seizing Harpers Ferry and gathered weapons, supplies, and supporters while living at the Kennedy Farm, located seven miles…
