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The History Project: The Underground Railroad, Part 1 – The Ohio River
02/28/2024
The History Project: The Underground Railroad, Part 1 – The Ohio River
With the Ohio River as its northwestern boundary, the Underground Railroad ran through Western Virginia before the Civil War, giving the body of water the nickname, “The River Jordan,” as it led to the “promised land” of freedom. Abolitionists, the enslaved, and free Blacks conspired together to get escaped slaves across the river and to new lives.
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