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Freedom Roads: Searching for the Underground Railroad
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Shows how archaeologists and historians sift through corn cobs and root cellars, study songs and quilts, and use the latest technology to reconstruct the secret Underground Railroad, offering a fresh look at the escape routes used by American slaves. (view table of contents)
By Joyce Hansen, Gary McGowan and James Ransome (illustrator)
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9780812626735 | 1 edition (Cricket Books, April 1, 2003), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Shows how archaeologists and historians sift through root cellars, study songs and quilts, and use the latest technology to reconstruct the Underground Railroad, offering a look at the escape routes used by American slaves.

Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground
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Chronicles the 1991 discovery of New York's first burial ground for slaves and free African-Americans, examining the mysteries surrounding the area and questioning why there had been virtually no public knowledge of the well-documented area.
By Joyce Hansen, Siri Hustvedt and Gary McGowan
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9780805050127 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, April 15, 1998, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Describes the discovery and study of the African burial site found in Manhattan in 1991, while excavating for a new building, and what it reveals about the lives of black people in Colonial times.

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