The slave owners had them picking cotton in the hot sun, living in shacks, being whipped if they read or didn't listen to their masters and the females wore being raped by their slave owners. ... There wore no trains existing on the Underground Railroad, but guides were called conductors and the hiding places that they used. ... Guided north by the stars and singing traditional songs like "Follow the Drinking Gourd," most runaways traveled at night on foot and took advantage of the natural protections offered by swamps, bayous, forests, and waterways. ... As She headed for north and livin...

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