These slaves undertook long and often extremely dangerous journeys to escape from the southern states of America in attempts to gain their liberty in the north. the routes were highly secretive, and those who were involved in the system used special words based on the language of genuine railways to protect themselves. Slaves who escaped (escapees) were known as 'passengers', or 'cargo'.
[Translation from English to Japanese ] These slaves undertook long and often extremely dangerous journeys to escape ...
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