Slavery is as old as human history. The first tablets of writing made six thousand years ago in Sumer (modern-day Iraq ) mention slavery—the practice of one person forcing another to work for no...
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"I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear any...
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Throughout its time; an estimated four million slaves were able to escape the harsh conditions of slavery via the Underground Railroad. Not only is it an incredible story, but the Underground Railroad...
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Slavery was prominent prior to the civil war, and escape was nearly impossible unless you became a passenger of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was an informal network houses, passa...
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