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For Black Americans seeking to escape enslavement in the first half of the 1800s, Chicago was often an important stop on their path to freedom. Today we’re discussing the Underground Railroad in Illinois.
Network to Freedom Listings:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/ntf-listings.htm
Graceland Cemetery (Chicago) Underground Railroad Activists
https://www.gracelandcemetery.org/underground-railroad-activists/
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Onward to Chicago: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois by Larry McClellan
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Underground Railroad: A Captivating Guide to the Routes, Places, and People that Helped Free African Americans During the Nineteenth Century and the Life of Harriet Tubman by Various
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Path to Freedom: The History of the Underground Railroad for Kids (History Just for Kids) by Sara Michaels
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