Media Free Diaspora: Underground Railroads

Have Courage–Be Kind

I am hoping that people in the US are already forming underground railroads and maroon communities for those persons who are being targeted by the current federal government for oppression. Please consider being part of such a network.

The networks of the US Civil War were not as glamorous as they have been portrayed in movies, tv, and books. However, that should encourage people to contribute to a modern version, since they may already have the means to help.

"The popular mythology of the Underground Railroad is filled with stories of tunnels, secret hiding places, quilts and lawn jockeys. Let me be clear on this--there is virtually no evidence for any of these elements in the historical record. We have numerous narratives of the self emancipated and their helpers, and no one actually connected with the Underground Railroad ever mentioned tunnels, quilts (as signals) or cast iron statues. Specially built secret hiding places were so rare as to be almost non-existent. It was much easier to hide people, if secrecy was necessary, in the attic, the spring house, the barn or the field than build a hidey-hole. However, my major concern is that this fascination with the mechanisms of the Underground Railroad distracts from understanding the networks that made escape possible."

Quakers and the Underground Railroad: Myths and Realities
By Christopher Densmore

I spent a year visiting people being held in detention camps in Australia. I wrote various works to help people to understand what was actually happening. I became familiar with people who to this day are opening their homes to hide refugees. These acts are not just moments in history. People are putting themselves out there to protect the vulnerable from mistreatment in their own houses here and now! Please consider doing what you can--even if it's just pointing people in the right direction to find protection.

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