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Re: Underground Railroad
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"Thomas W. Perrin" <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:30:30 -0500
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Patrick McGreevy wrote:

> Now the story of the URR can be told in a way that emphasizes
> the overwhelming reality rather than the cherry exceptions, but I fear that
> our enthusiasm for this topic may be another way of erasing the most
> painful and contradictory chapter in the story of American freedom.  What
> do you think?

I don't think that the pursuit and discovery of truth erases anything
other than ignorance and its offspring.

Tom Perrin

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