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The stationmaster John Rankin put a candle in his window to signal that it was safe to cross the Ohio River to his home . Slaves crossing the river followed this beacon of light to Rankin’s home in Rimpley,Ohio.

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Runway slaves often used rivers and streams to travel. The river could be safer then roads , because that way they dogs can't trace their smell and find them.

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Differences between the Southern and Northern states.

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Differences between the Southern and Northern states.

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States in the north had more industrial power compared to the southern states. It is chocking that this difference let to the 4 years-long civil war.

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States in the south of the Mason-Dixon line were slave states and states in the north were free states. It is unbievable how only few kilometers seperating the south and the north had such a significant difference in human rights.

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The slaves use to escape to the underground railroad by following certain clews ex : Watching for the North Star and looking where the moss on the trees grew.

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Those who wanted to stay in Ohio would stay , but would feel constant fear that they'd be walking and suddenly feel a hand around their mouth and the next morning waking up to slavery. Other people , would leave and move to places more to the North and Canada

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At that point, they know that they are so close to being free, but they have to be careful. Trusting the wrong person could cost them their frredom, or even their lives.

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I am shocked, shocked and dismayed to know that slaves that were freed by the abolitionists were being wanted by their masters. Once they've being freed, they become a prey. Their masters will start posting wanted pictures of them and thus making them hunted even in the North.

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The American Colonization Society is a organisation whose goal is to eliminate human slavery. I was suprised to learn that even in the past, people had such progressive ideas

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It's truly sad to know that the slaves that were freed after the slavery time weren't treated as equals among the white Americans. Sometimes, the ones who discouraged the blacks were the ones that freed them from slavery. Even after the official message saying African Americans are American citizen in 1866, people still treat African Americans as lesser beings.

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During the escapes, many conductors used horse-drawn wagons to put slaves to safety. I'm surprised of how sophisticated these wagons might be sometimes. There could be secret compartments in the wagons.

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It is definitly suprising to learn that Harriet Tubman led more than 300 people from slavery to freedom in the mid-1800s. As a slave in her early ages, she dreamed to help black people to have what they always deserved : freedom.

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Abolitionists are people of a variety of jobs that are courageous enough to help and encourage  the escapes of the slaves. Some were conductors and others were safe-houses owners. At the end they all want to end slavery. I feel amazed at how courageous some might be, like Harriet Tubman.

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It makes me sad that slaves never really  ate well. They were allowed less than half a bushel of cornmeal per week for four, and almost no meat and vegetables, save for some fatback.

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To escape slavery, captives would run to Canada, considered like Heaven, by following the North Star.
They would spend days being hungry, tired and mostly afraid to be discovered.

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On this portion of the website, I was choqued to learn that poor families were often FORCED to sell their kids, and sometimes even AGAINST their will!