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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STATION CLEARANCE<
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Do you know the Underground Railroad
password?
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What is the password?
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@"A Friend with friends",3.1
@"Moses sent me",3.2
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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STATION CLEARANCE<
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That is not the correct password. You
may be in danger! Get ready to check in
at the Cincinnati station.
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And now the story continues...
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And now the story continues...
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The wind is rustling the leaves in the
trees. It is a clear night in
Cincinnati, Ohio.<
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In the bright moonlight you scratch
today's date in the bark of a weeping
willow:<
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August 1, 1850
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The wind is rustling the leaves in the
trees. It is a clear night in
Cincinnati, Ohio.<
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In the bright moonlight you scratch
today's date in the bark of a weeping
willow:<
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September 1, 1850
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You can't sleep, so you walk outside to
look at the constellations. You love
gazing at the stars.<
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Your older sister Abby is looking at
them, too. Her blond hair shines in the
moonlight.
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You point to the sky and say, "Do you
see the Little Dipper? It's shaped like
one of Ma's gravy ladles!"<
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"Yes!" says Abby. "Just look at how the
stars twinkle!"
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"I see a shooting star! It's headed for
the North Star! Make a wish!" you cry.
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"What did you wish for, Abby?" you ask
breathlessly.<
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"I wished that runaway slaves will find
the North Star to travel safely toward
Canada," she replies.<
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You look up at the North Star. You try
to imagine what it would be like
traveling in the dark--your life
depending on following that star.
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"C'mon, star gazer," says Abby. "We're
supposed to take Mother this cloth."<
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"Where is she?" you ask.<
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Abby looks around and whispers, "At Mr.
Levi Coffin's dry-goods store. Mother
just joined the Ladies' Fugitive Aid
Sewing Circle. She's helping to make
and repair clothes for runaway slaves!"
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A shiver runs up your back. You've
heard stories about the black slaves
from Kentucky who run away from their
masters and come to Ohio. Slavery was
not allowed in Ohio.<
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But since the new 1850 Fugitive Slave
Law was passed, slaves can be
recaptured anywhere, even in Ohio.<
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"I hope there aren't any slave catchers
out tonight," you whisper. "I'm afraid
of their guns and blood hounds!"
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You and Abby see the light from Mr.
Coffin's store and hurry there. A group
of women is sewing in the back room.<
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"Hello, children. Thank you for the
cloth," says your mother. She is
wearing a long brown dress and a shawl.
"I'd like you to meet a friend of
mine."<
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"And what is your name?" a large woman
asks you.
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"Did you say [NAME]?" asks the woman.
"I'm a bit hard of hearing."
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"What did you say your name was?" asks
the woman.
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"Nice to meet you, [NAME]. My name is
Laura Haviland. I'm visiting from
Indiana to help with the Underground
Railroad. You arrived just in time!
We're expecting a /shipment/ shortly."<
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"A shipment of what?" you ask.
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"A /shipment/ means one or more runaway
slaves," says Laura. "Levi Coffin's
store is a /station/ on the Underground
Railroad," she explains.<
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"Do the slaves come on a train?" you
ask.<
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"No," answers Laura. "The Underground
Railroad is a group of people, Negro
and white, in the South and North. They
help slaves get to Canada."
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"Why Canada?" you ask. "Slavery is only
legal south of the Ohio River and the
Mason-Dixon Line. There are a lot of
free black people living here in
Cincinnati and other northern cities."
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"Free Negroes have official documents
or free papers," explains Laura, "and
runaway slaves don't."<
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"If slaves are recaptured they are
often beaten, re-sold, or even killed!"
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Your mother adds, "South of the Mason-
Dixon Line, Negroes are treated like
property. They have no rights. They
work sunrise to sundown on plantations
or in cotton fields. What breaks my
heart even more is to think of the
Negro babies sold away from their
mammas!"<
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You give your ma a hug.
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"Stationmasters on the Underground
Railroad must memorize secret codes and
hand signals. They must also read and
send secret messages that will help
runaways to the next safe place on the
Underground Railroad."<
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You think about the danger. Slave
catchers carry guns! But it would be a
good way to help Negroes, you think.<
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"Would you like to be a
stationmaster on the Underground
Railroad?" asks Laura.
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@"N",20
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"Too bad, [NAME]," says Laura. "If you
were a stationmaster you could help
Negroes gain their freedom. If you ever
have the chance to be a stationmaster
again, I'd take it!"<
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THE END
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@"N",21.5
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Do you want to read this story again?
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Please insert the Microzine Guide in
the drive and press ENTER.
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"Grand! I'm glad you said yes," says
Laura. "As a stationmaster, you will
help runaway slaves in Cincinnati,
first by hiding them."<
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"Then you must help the runaways get to
the next station at Glendale by
decoding and sending secret messages."<
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"Gosh!" you reply. "How will I do
that?"
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"Here is a cryptic code book," says
Laura. "A cryptic code is a mysterious
language in which everyday words have
secret meanings. Whenever you need to
decode or write your own message, look
at the book. Let's look at it now
together."
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Underground Railroad Cryptic Code Book<
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/conductors/--people who assist runaway
slaves and sometimes travel with the
slaves<
/fuel/--food and drink<
/please forward/--send runaway slaves<
to the next station<
/postage/--traveling costs<
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