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Which Boston neighborhood was a hub for safe houses along the Underground Railroad?
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Mission Hill
The South End
Jamaica Plain
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Boston was a crucial landing spot for those fleeing slavery from the U.S. South, thanks to its ports and a strong culture of abolitionism. Several residents of
Beacon Hill’s
tightly-knit free Black community opened their homes and churches as safe houses in the 1850s.
Which Boston neighborhood was a hub for safe houses along the Underground Railroad?
Mission Hill
Beacon Hill
Jamaica Plain
The South End