{"id":1806554,"date":"2022-03-27T18:57:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T22:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1806554"},"modified":"2022-03-27T18:57:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T22:57:58","slug":"mapping-the-underground-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/mapping-the-underground-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the Underground Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mapping the Underground Railroad: Landscapes of Defiance and Ingenuity\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AqRsbN_klGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AqRsbN_klGo\">another video<\/a>, this one associated with the Newberry Library\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newberry.org\/crossings-mapping-american-journeys\">Crossings<\/a> exhibition (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/03\/crossings-an-exhibition-at-the-newberry-library\/\">previously<\/a>), that visualizes the stories of three enslaved people who made their way to freedom via the Underground Railroad. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/100509989851\/posts\/10162904953269852\">WMS<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s another video, this one associated with the Newberry Library\u2019s Crossings exhibition (previously), that visualizes the stories of three enslaved people who made their way to freedom via the Underground Railroad. 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