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Compare And Contrast The Secrets And Codes Of The Underground Railroad
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Slaves have been through many atrocious events in the 1800’s. There are different ways to describe them. Stories that a be historical fiction such as, “Escape! The Underground Railroad.” and nonfiction videos for example “Secrets and Codes of the Underground Railroad.” There are different points of view from types of views. Also you can see similarities and differences between nonfiction and historical fiction. As you read through the story and watch the video you will see some similarities and differences.

In the story and video there are many differences and similarities. First, they both used stars to get through the night and they were signals where to go. In the video they talked about

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