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acts inspired freed blacks and other



         antislavery northern back in the




         United States and they began to



         help slaves in the south escape from



         plantations through loose networks




         of  safe houses and escape routes.



         This practice was known as the



         Underground Railroad.









         Chapter  5:  The  Underground




         Railroad



         The Underground Railroad was




         a system in which routes would



         be put in place where slaves from
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