Write about helping a friend on a secret journey to freedom.
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists. Write a narrative as if you were a friend on this journey. How would you feel? How would you help them? What challenges might you face? This prompt will help you explore this important era in American history and think about courage, friendship and freedom.
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