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Podcast: Black History Year
Episode: Legend Says His Daring Escape Created The Underground Railroad
Description: He swam as hard as he could, his enslaver chasing him in a boat. “I’ve got him now,” the oppressor thought. Then his target vanished into thin air. “Where the hell did he go?”_____________
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