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Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers podcast. I want to invite you to join me on the

voyages and journeys of the most famous explorers in the history of the world. These are the

thrilling and captivating stories of Vigelin, Shackleton, Lewis, and Clark,

and so many other famous, and not so famous, adventures from throughout history.

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In the decades before the Civil War, slavery's grip on America tightened, but soon a diverse

group of abolitionists, both black and white, began to construct a clandestine path to freedom

for the enslaved.

Hosted by Lindsay Graham, Wonderry's podcast, American History Tellers, takes you to the

events, times, and people that shaped America and Americans,

our values, our struggles, and our dreams.

In the latest series, American History Tellers explores the Underground Railroad,

a covert network of secret routes and safe houses operated by men and women committed

to helping enslaved people escape bondage in the South.

Feuditive slaves and anyone helping them faced terrible violence and even death if caught.

But for those brave enough to risk the journey, the Underground Railroad offered a path

to the northern states in Canada where their freedom was assured.

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Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. Imagine it's January 1838 in Ripley, Ohio.

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