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In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom with the aid of abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Underground Railroad activists after escaping from their Southern owner while being transported through Philadelphia. They later settled in Boston. The nearby incident, along with Williamson’s subsequent imprisonment and famous trial, attracted national attention and further intensified the North-South conflict.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
