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Helen Sproat

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A short 80 page summary of how slavery came to the USA and why it took so long for it to end. Sproat also describes the life of a typical slave and how the Underground Railroad came into existence. She then tells the story of the founding of Springboro, Ohio and why it became a hot bed of resistance to slavery with its many safe houses and " railroad conductors" including houses designed and built to hide slaves with tunnels to other buildings to make it easy to keep ahead of the slave hunters. Finally she describes the more prominent houses that still exist in Springboro with the idea that the book can be used as a guided walking tour of the town. Most of the houses described are on South Main Street in Springboro.… (mer)
 
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