in america s deep south all the way north to the canadian border. now, something called the african american heritage water trail has been created to help preserve and share the history of this little known but important section of the underground railroad. it really starts with days like this, paddling along the african american heritage water trail and telling the stories of folks who ve shown courage and fortitude. we re from the south side of chicago, born and raised. i got an email to come out and take part in his historic canoeing trip. i wanted to bring these guys along these are my daughters. there are 29 stops along the self guided journey, covering more than 180 years of african american history. you have freedom seekers travelling from south further north and this being a point
water trail has been created to help preserve and share the history of this little known but important section of the underground railroad. it really starts with days like this, paddling along the african american heritage water trail and telling the stories of folks who ve shown courage and fortitude. we re from the south side of chicago, born and raised. i got an email to come out and take part in his historic canoeing trip. i wanted to bring these guys along these are my daughters. there are 29 stops along the self guided journey, covering more than 180 years of african american history. you have freedom seekers travelling from south further north and this being a point of salvation in terms of, like, being able to stop somewhere and then be guided further up north in a safe space.
of this little known but important section of the underground railway. it really starts with days like this, paddling along the african american heritage water trail and telling the stories of folks who ve shown courage and fortitude. we re from the south side of chicago, born and raised. i got an email to come out and take part in this historic canoeing trip. i wanted to bring these guys along. these are my daughters. there are 29 stops along the self guided journey, covering more than 180 years of african american history. you had freedom seekers travelling from south for the north, and this being a point of salvation in terms of, like, being able to stop somewhere and then be guided further up north in a safe space. it s estimated that tens of thousands of escaping enslaved african americans used the underground railroad to push north and finally cross the border
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