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Corey Birdsong, a ten‑year‑old former slave, learns to ride the hidden paths of the Underground Railroad. In 1859 he escorts a mother and her daughter safely to his family’s farm in Amherstburg, Ontario, marking a courageous act of freedom and community.
First publish date: April 2002
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Sharon Dennis Wyeth
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