Somewhere they could be safe. Sometimes that was just the northern states. Sometimes mexico. And most famously all the way to canada to be in a completely different country and be free from the chance that they could get recaptured and brought about a into slavely. What was the journey like . Where are slaves at this time . And how were any making that journey in canada. In the decades before the civil war slaves were really everywhere in the United States. We think of them mostly in the south, rural places. But enslaved people are in cities, enslaved people are brought into northern cities. Some of them are sort of rented into the west and the northwest. And so theyre really everywhere. And often they would take the tune when they saw one either working with a network of people or by themselves to escape slavery. And to seek that freedom that they could find. What is the story that stands out to you of in your research of the slave making that journey . My research is really focused o
So now holder has more from beirut. Lebanon has mediated the release of a Canadian National who was being held in syria the one of the top Security Officials in lebanon about for him was the man involved in this mediation effort he said that the Canadian National mr baxter was detained last year for violating laws in syria they really didnt divulge much details concerning the circumstances of his detention this is not hes not the 1st Foreign National to be released in the past months a few weeks ago an American National was released about him himself playing a crucial role now hes calling this a humanitarian gesture but many here believe that these are messages messages that the Syrian Government wants to give to the west as it tries to gain legitimacy as it tries to end sanctions at the end of the day these 2 these 2 Foreign Nationals who were held and in syrian jails are not among the high profile people who went missing and believed to be held by the Syrian Government so messages po
Hello weve got some lovely weather across southern parts of here a past the usual clear blue skies lots of warm sunshine little bit of cloud over towards the black sea one or 2 showers just tucked in here was up towards the northwest we got some really inclement weather rolling through an unusually deep area of low pressure very close to the British Isles bringing those strong winds heaviest rains now making its way across arland and scotland that will gradually push further north but sas tailless like another very a windy day there could well be some trees downed branches down leaves certainly a heavy on the trees at the moment and that could cause some problems over the next day or so what sunday doesnt look another very breezy day but not quite as intense on that wind 22 celsius there the high in london but again 21 in paris so messy weather there just around Southern France towards the house but across the south a more warm sunshine rolling through getting into the low thirtys once
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