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"Slave used to crouch in this tiny compartment under the floor. The boys are Linton Martin, 15 who discovered the chamber whiel playing in the attic, his brother, John, and Harold Kelly, 13."With clipping

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Temple University

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. Antislavery Movements
  2. Historic Buildings
  3. Kelly, Harold
  4. Marint, Linton
  5. Martin, John
  6. Slaver
  7. Underground Railroad
  8. United States

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