#undergroundrailroad — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #undergroundrailroad, aggregated by home.social.
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State of Maryland: Maryland Department Of Transportation Announces Archaeological Findings From Home Of Harriet Tubman’s Father. “Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced interesting artifacts found at the site of Ben Ross’ home, the place where Harriet Tubman’s father lived and where the famed abolitionist spent her teenage years in […]
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Today’s “Featured picture” on @Wikipedia is of Nathan Mossell, the first African-American graduate of the #University of #Pennsylvania School of #Medicine. I was surprised to learn that he was born in #TheHammer as a descendant of freed #slaves who didn’t have to take the #UndergroundRailroad to #Canada , but emigrated to Ontario anyway because of pervasive #racism in the ‘#FreeStates.’ 🇨🇦
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Lewis and Harriet Hayden House in Boston, Massachusetts
Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.#undergroundrailroad #womenshistory #kickasswomen #blackhistory #slavery #abolitionists #section-Atlas
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John Brown Memorial Park and Museum in Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.#battlefields #undergroundrailroad #stateparks #history #parks #museums #abolitionists #abolitionsim #section-Atlas
John Brown Memorial Park and Museum