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Underground Railroad Passenger Becomes a Barn Refuge
A boy hiding a fugitive enslaved man in the Sherman barn navigates dangers as slave catchers search the Thorne home. Neighbor Sherman orders silent cover and aids escape, risking his own exposure. After a tense night, the man reaches Canada, and the boy reflects on the peril and mercy that saved him.
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Sherman
Tom
Jim
Billy
Cearly
Elile
Underground
Sherman Barn
Thad
Abraham ‘Thorne
Chile
Tom Sherman
Tommy
Bill Sherman
Jin
Feds
Thorne
Canada