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Slavery and the Underground Railroad
I know you're wondering, what railroad? Well the simple fact is that
everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyone knows
just what it was. Firstly, it wasn't underground, and it wasn't even a
railroad. The term "Underground Railroad" actually comes from a ....
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.... to get away from the situation they were forced into. Those
who were free were the "whites" who were somewhat separated in values. The
North, was a more industrialized area where jobs were filled by newly
imported immigrants, making them less dependent on slave labor. The South,
however had rich fertile land mostly used for farming. Huge plantations
were cleared and needed to be worked. The people of the area tended to be
more genteal, and seemed not quite adjusted to hard work, but more of
giving orders. The idea of telling people how to do t ....
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