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Eleven-year-old Allen Jay knows that his parents hide dark-skinnned people who appear and disappear mysteriously, but not until his father asks him to help with a runaway does he begin to understand about slavery and the important role his family plays in the Underground Railroad. Set in 1842, this moving story highlights a suspenseful night as the boy who would become a well-known Quaker minister and teacher helps Henry James, an African American struggling to find freedom.Marlene Targ Brill is the author of 'Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad', published 2006 under ISBN 9781595199478 and ISBN 1595199470.
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