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The Underground Railroad

In the United States, slavery began during the early colonial years, in the early 1600s, and lasted until the mid 1860s. It lasted almost two hundred and fifty years. Slavery was a divided issue in the 1800's. Slaves were considered property, like cows and sheep, or like the furniture in someone's house. They could be bought and sold just like other property. Most slaves suffered a great deal. They did not have the rights that other people did. They were not protected by the laws that protected free citizens.
The Underground Railroad became the most dramatic protest action against slavery in United States history. The Railroad helped escaped slaves make their way from the southern states through the northern states, into freedom. The Underground Railroad was operating in America, yet it was not a railroad and was not underground. This Arailroad@ was for blacks escaping from slavery in the south. They were escaping to the free north, and......

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