quilts, songs, candles in the window
runaway slaves
Bounty hunters used blood hounds to cach runaway slaves. : o
Dogs were used to track runaway slaves.
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The Black Seminoles is a term used by modern historians for the descendants of free blacks and some runaway slaves (maroons) and Gullahs.
It was an underground path that runaway slaves used to get to the north without being caught
Posters and newspapers in northern cities often included descriptions or rewards for capturing runaway slaves, making it difficult for them to remain hidden and escape to freedom. These materials were used to alert the public and law enforcement about the presence of runaway slaves, increasing the risk of being identified and captured.
Frederick Douglass probably used a number of locations to help hide runaway slaves. The Underground Railroad was a collection of a number of homes and locations with and because it was secretive so information is lost to time.
The Union allowed blacks to serve in the army. The Confederates did not allow slaves to fight in combat so they only used blacks for non-combat issues such as servants.
They were used to tell the other slaves how to escape from the plantations.
i believe it's Florida... "The British were angry that Spanish officials tolerated and invited runaway slaves into Florida." (Wikipedia/History of Flordia/Spanish Rule)
it was sung by runaway slaves. the 'drinking gourd' is in reference to the big dipper (the stars)