The Underground Railroad in Action Once Frederick Douglass moved to Rochester, New York, he became central to efforts to assist fugitive slaves. He relied on networks of black and white abolitionists to hide fugitives until they could be sent to Canada. Since hiding fugitives was illegal, notes like this one to Amy Post are rare. Most were destroyed once fugitives reached freedom.
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