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Benjamin Jacques

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A Midnight Stop on the Underground Railroad: Shadrach Minkin’s Flight to Freedom Led Through Concord

June 15, 2024
Benjamin Jacques
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It had rained that day in Boston, and now, even though the moon was full, there was little light in the sky as three men left Cambridge and headed for Concord. No, it wasn’t the midnight ride of Paul Revere, but another of unusual significance. For riding in a dark wagon was a fugitive from justice and two rescuers, unwilling to let another human being be returned to slavery. 


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