... through the southern state borders. Guided north by the stars and singing traditional songs like "Follow the Drinking Gourd," most runaways traveled at night on foot and took advantage of the natural protections offered by swamps, bayous, forests, and waterways. Others who escaped from the South traveled into the ... western territories and Mexico. Some runaways reached Baltimore and New Orleans they blended right into the free black population. There was also the underground rail road a secret organization There wore other ways for blacks to get their freedom besides running away ... wa...

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