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 Pennsylvania played an important role in the Underground Railroad and is still doing so today by preserving its history. The Underground Railroad was a network of people at various sites who helped escaped slaves on their journey toward freedom in the northern states and Canada. There are a handful of former sites in the Underground Railroad that you can actually visit in Pennsylvania! At the following places you can take a step back in time by walking the same paths that escaped slaves traveled. Click on each link to learn more about the various sites: [|F. Julius LeMoyne House],[|John Brown House],[|Bethel AME Church],[|Oakdale],[|White Horse Farm], and[|Johnson House]. Another place to visit is the[|Kennett Underground Railroad Center] where they honor the past by providing educational material that allows visitors to meet the people, hear the legends, and learn the facts of the Underground Railroad. “Quest for Freedom: Follow PA’s Underground Railroad” is a collection of individuals and grassroots organizations that work together to protect elements of the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania. This [|website] provides links to sites to visit, historical societies, museums, and historical archives – all which share the common goal of preserving this important part of Pennsylvania’s history. Though there are already a variety of resources preserving the history of the Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania, organizations are still working to add more and enrich the history. One such organization is[|The Center for Anti-Slavery Studies] based out of Northeastern Pennsylvania. They are creating a multi-media project called The Place I Call Home: Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Underground Railroad History. Now it’s your turn! What can you do to help preserve Pennsylvania’s Underground Railroad history?

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