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To Honor the Spirit of Their Ancestors, They Rode 1,100 Miles on the Underground Railroad
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June 10, 2021, 11:53 AM·16 min read
Photo credit: Timothy Nwachukwu
It’s late afternoon in Alabama, a comfortable 70 degrees. Five Black men ride their bikes on the side of Highway 21, a two-lane road, heading north. John Shackelford and two others are in the lead; two more riders are about a half mile behind them. Shackelford is hewing close to the median when he receives a call from one of the stragglers:
Slow down. He stops and turns around as a giant SUV whips past. When the guys bringing up the rear finally catch up and describe what happened, the group cements a new rule: Don’t leave anybody behind,