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The Underground Railroad: Life on the Road to Freedom
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64 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1993
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January 2, 2026
What a Brilliant little Pamphlet!
Seriously though, I did inherit this from my Great Grandmother, and I found this book wedged between her Copy of 'Jane Eyre' and another Book I also got from her.
And honestly? This very slim Book is Unflinching in how it talks about everyone involved, never once sugarcoating anything. It's deep in it's own way, with how it also shows posters and newspaper clippings from the time. My favorite Section was closer to the End, about Harriet Tubman!
Seriously though, I did inherit this from my Great Grandmother, and I found this book wedged between her Copy of 'Jane Eyre' and another Book I also got from her.
And honestly? This very slim Book is Unflinching in how it talks about everyone involved, never once sugarcoating anything. It's deep in it's own way, with how it also shows posters and newspaper clippings from the time. My favorite Section was closer to the End, about Harriet Tubman!
December 29, 2024
leggendo questo opuscoletto, breve ed eterogeneo, mi sono trovata a pensare ai giusti tra le nazioni, i non ebrei che durante la shoah salvarono la vita dei perseguitati a rischio della propria. chi entrava nella rete dell'underground railroad faceva proprio la stessa cosa. i numeri certamente sono diversi - tra 40 e 100 mila schiavi ottennero la libertà grazie all'organizzazione - e i benefattori non erano solo bianchi, ma si trattava comunque di persone libere che mettevano a rischio se stesse, familiari e averi per amore della libertà. non se ne sente parlare molto e trovo sia sbagliato.
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