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Abolitionists, who operated the system of safe-houses known as the Underground Railroad, to smuggle slaves to freedom in Canada.

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Q: Who hid runaway slaves in their homes?
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It was just a series of shelters that hid the runaway slaves and which slaves moved slowly into each house.


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