In my research on Moses Dickson and other Black abolitionists on the underground RR in Minnesota I find articles saying, "there was a n---- in the woodpile." Now I wonder if that phrase is related to the bundles of wood code phrases . 🤷🏾♀️
In Goldens Bridge, NY abt 45 min. outside NYC, there is a house on Rte. 138 across from Increase Miller Road - named after a Quaker. Quakers were big abolitionists. The house has a secret passage downstairs and through a tunnel out to a place in the side yard where freemen could escape into the woods. We used to play hide and seek, but it was scary because you could feel ghosts there. There were several safe houses in the area as part of the UNDerground Railroad, but young folks there don't know about that and i don't think the town talks about this in their town history. Too bad. Youth should know.
Thank you...People[Black] needed to know this part of history....Peace
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In my research on Moses Dickson and other Black abolitionists on the underground RR in Minnesota I find articles saying, "there was a n---- in the woodpile." Now I wonder if that phrase is related to the bundles of wood code phrases . 🤷🏾♀️
Interesting! We can certainly look into that!
In Goldens Bridge, NY abt 45 min. outside NYC, there is a house on Rte. 138 across from Increase Miller Road - named after a Quaker. Quakers were big abolitionists. The house has a secret passage downstairs and through a tunnel out to a place in the side yard where freemen could escape into the woods. We used to play hide and seek, but it was scary because you could feel ghosts there. There were several safe houses in the area as part of the UNDerground Railroad, but young folks there don't know about that and i don't think the town talks about this in their town history. Too bad. Youth should know.
Wow, thank you for sharing that insight with us!
I wish we still had a code
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We kind of have at different points in time. Integration and the internet has made us too accessible to outsiders
I agree 100% we show everything now
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You need to keep your business to yourself as anything you say will be used against you.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this video with us!