Name: One of the Best Ways to Learn About the Underground Railroad Is in Washington, North Carolina
Uploaded: 2023-02-27T10:53:49-05:00
Channel: Dylan Rhoney
Description: The Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum in North Carolina educates visitors about the heroes who risked their own lives operate the Underground Railroad.

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Dylan Rhoney is an App State grad from Morganton who is passionate about travel, politics, and all things North Carolina.

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Leesa and Milton Jones at the Washington Waterfront Underground Rail Road Museum. Photo by Dylan Rhoney

Culture One of the Best Ways to Learn About the Underground Railroad Is in Washington, North Carolina

The Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum in North Carolina educates visitors about the heroes who risked their own lives operate the Underground Railroad.

Dylan Rhoney February 27, 2023 10:53 am EST

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Henry Frye, far right, with NC Central law professor Hugo Payne and Dean Daniel G. Sampson. One of 12 children born to Richmond County tobacco farmers, Frye became the first Black person elected to the state legislature after Jim Crow, the first Black person to serve on the state Supreme Court, and the first Black person to be chief justice of that court. A history of this remarkable man makes our list of NC-centric books to gift. (Image via NC Central)

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