Harriet Tubman, on this day in 1853...

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...started the underground railroad.

Despite the best efforts of the slaveholders, Tubman was never captured, and neither were the fugitives she guided. Years later, she told an audience: "I was conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say – I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman

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1. When I was in Detroit

I saw the statues to the Underground Railroad on "Riverwalk" I believe it was. It was very moving to me. A book about Harriet Tubman was probably the first biography I ever read, that and "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee" made a profound impact on my life and how I view others.

(Detroit by the by, broke my heart, and I hope with the people who live and love there that the city comes as far back as possible)

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2. Michigan has been hit hard economically...

...several times. It will take some serious long range planning and lots of civic minded folks but I hope for the same.